Mexican-style Cheese Cornbread

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 27 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine, melted
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
• 1/2 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onion

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 brush an 8-inch square baking pan or 9-inch cast-iron skillet with 1 tsp melted butter.
• 3 combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in large bowl.
• 4 whisk buttermilk or yogurt, egg, sugar and remaining 3 tbsp melted butter in a medium bowl.
• 5 stir buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients just until blended.
• 6 stir in corn, cheddar cheese and onion.
• 7 spoon batter into prepared pan and bake 20-27 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 serve hot, warm or room temperature.
• 9 cut into 8 pieces.