Southern-Style Jalapeno Cornbread

Ingredients

• 8 teaspoons bacon fat or 8 teaspoons butter, melted
• 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup water, rapidly boiling
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (or milk with 2 Tbs. lemon juice)
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 large onion, grated
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn, drained (if substituting frozen corn, it should be at room temperature)
• 1/2 lb cheddar cheese (or your favorite variety)
• 1 -2 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped