Green Chile Cornbread

By pknaub

Makes about 12 serving pieces. Simply Recipes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup (1 stick) softened unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 egg
• 7/8 cups milk
• 1 cups of chopped, roasted green chiles (Anaheim or Hatch) (1- 7-ounce cans of whole green chiles, drained, chopped)
• 1/2 cup corn (frozen is fine)
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (4 ounces)

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 8x12 inch baking dish.
2 In a large bowl mix the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In a separate bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar. Beat the sour cream and eggs to the butter sugar mixture. Add the milk and the dry ingredients, a third at a time and alternating wet/dry. Mix in the green chiles, corn, and shredded cheese. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
3 Bake for 35 minutes, until top is browned, the center springs back when pressed down, and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool almost completely before serving.
Makes about 12 serving pieces.