Chilli & Cheese Cornbread (With Polenta)

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 175 g polenta
  • 125 g plain flour
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar (I use demerera)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt (although it works fine without, in my opinion)
  • 300 ml milk (I use semi-skimmed)
  • 2 eggs
  • 60 g butter (or marg. melted)
  • 1 red chili pepper (I use medium-hot ones)
  • 250 g grated cheese (pick your fave!)

Directions

  1. 1
    Pre-heat the oven to 200c/400f.
  2. 2
    Mix the polenta, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  3. 3
    Add the milk, eggs and butter to the dry ingredients and mix well until they become a batter.
  4. 4
    Core and de-seed the chilli and chop it finely. Grate the cheese and add it to the batter with the chilli.
  5. 5
    Grease a 7 inch baking tin (I use 1 cal spray) and pour the mixture into the tin.
  6. 6
    Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden.
  7. 7
    Yum, yum!

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