Glutton's Mexican Cornbread

15 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cornmeal
  • 12 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 2 12 cups buttermilk
  • 12 cup oil
  • 1 large onion
  • 12 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 -2 fresh jalapeno, chopped (use jarred, pickled jalapeno for less zing)
  • 1 ounce chopped pimiento (optional)
  • 14 lb bacon, crisply cooked (optional)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can creamed corn (for a less moist bread, substitute a can of fiesta corn)
  • 1 12 cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400.
  2. 2
    Make sure eggs, buttermilk, and cheese are at room temperature.
  3. 3
    It helps to assemble all the ingredients before starting.
  4. 4
    Chop up the jalapenos and onion.
  5. 5
    Crumble the bacon into little pieces.
  6. 6
    Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  7. 7
    In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, and oil.
  8. 8
    Pour mixture into the dry ingredients' bowl with a few large spoon strokes.
  9. 9
    Just barely mix; do not beat.
  10. 10
    Fold in onion, garlic powder, jalapenos, pimento, bacon, corn, and cheese.
  11. 11
    Bake in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
  12. 12
    It fills a 8 x 8 pan very thickly.
  13. 13
    Because this is a very moist cornbread, you may want to cook it a while longer to suit your tastes.

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