Barefoot Bloggers - Our Week!

Weeee! It's our week to choose for Barefoot Bloggers! We were so excited to make this recipe - Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread. It was so good, we made it twice - and the second time we decided that cornbread needs actual corn kernels in it. We also added roasted chile peppers instead of the jalapeños.

Our mom also taught us how to cut down a recipe, since this makes alot of cornbread.

Alexander here - It was really good. But my chili that we had with it was even better.

Sabrina here - It was a mouthful of chile pepper and corny goodness. Yum! What could be better than that? Next time I will make sure to not dump the chopped peppers all in one place.

It's also really good the next day - we put it in the toaster oven until it was nice and crispy. Thanks again Tara, for letting us join and choose a recipe!


Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread - Ina Garten

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 cups milk
3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, plus extra to grease the pan
8 ounces aged extra-sharp Cheddar, grated, divided
1/3 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts, plus extra for garnish, 3 scallions
3 tablespoons seeded and minced fresh jalapeno peppersCombine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter. With a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the dry until most of the lumps are dissolved. Don't overmix! Mix in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar, the scallions and jalapenos, and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking pan.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining grated Cheddar and extra chopped scallions. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cut into large squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.