Cornbread - Baldpate Inn

By CheeseDiva

This recipe came from The Baldpate Inn, Estes Park, Colorado. Its a very hearty cornbread, practically a meal in itself. Goes great with stew or chili. Definitely not for the diet conscious.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups canned creamed corn
• 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• optional - sliced scallion

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F.
2 Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
3 Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until blended and smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Gradually beat in corn and cheeses. Stir in remaining ingredients.
4 Spread evenly in prepared pan.
5 Place in oven, close door, immediately reduce heat to 300°F and bake 1 hour or until pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs. Top will still look moist.
6 Serve warm.


Or, cook stove top in iron skillet.