What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? A Burst of Flavor: Cornbread Cornucopia! This is the perfect accompaniment to any bean dish. It’s delicious hot and savory when eaten later warmed up in the microwave.
CORNBREAD CORNUCOPIA
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 1/2 cups wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup olive oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 pound smoked sausage link, pre-cooked and diced
1 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
1/4 cup pickled jalapeรฑo peppers, sliced
1 tablespoon pimento, diced
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400ยฐ. Sift cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sea salt, and sugar into a mixing bowl. Blend beaten eggs and oil; add milk. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients stirring until just blended. Fold in meat, cheese, peppers, and pimento. Pour into an 8″x8″ pan that has been sprayed with a non-stick oil. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm with butter.
I love your idea of ‘Eating your way through the alphabet’ – it’s very creative, and possibly a good way to challenge oneself to try new recipes ๐
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So true. It challenges me to be creative. It’s literally an adventure of the palate. ๐
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Butter me up, but the taste tester “husband” is telling everybody it is fantastic. Delic!
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That’s my guy!! ๐
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Yum ๐
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Nice recipe:)
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Thanks, Lina. Obviously I used an iron skillet, but any oven-proof dish will do. ๐
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That’s good:)
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