Savoury Side Dishes
Smoky Cheese Cornbread
A deliciously moist bread, studded with corn kernels and flavoured with smoky cheese.
Preparation Time:
15 Minutes
Ingredients:
| 1/4 cup | Gay Lea butter, melted | 50 mL |
| 1 cup | Gay Lea Regular or Low Fat Sour Cream | 250 mL |
| 1/4 cup | buttermilk or milk | 50 mL |
| 2 | eggs | 2 |
| 3 tbsp | granulated sugar | 45 mL |
| 1 cup | each yellow cornmeal and all purpose flour | 250 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | salt | 4 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | baking soda | 2 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | each pepper and hot pepper flakes | 1 mL |
| 1 cup | cooked corn kernels | 250 mL |
| 1 cup | shredded smoked mozzarella or gouda cheese | 250 mL |
Instructions:
In bowl, whisk together butter, sour cream,
milk, eggs and sugar.
In separate bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour,
salt, soda, pepper and hot pepper flakes. Stir sour
cream mixture into flour mixture along with corn;
mixing just until moist. Spread into greased
8-inch (2L) springform. Sprinkle cheese over.
Bake in centre of preheated 425F (220C) oven for
25 to 30 minutes or until golden around the edges
and cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
TIPS: For extra flavour and colour, you can add 1/2 cup (125 mL) crumbled bacon or chopped roasted red pepper to the batter.
To use this delicious cornbread for a stuffing, cut into cubes and let stand overnight on a baking sheet to dry out.
milk, eggs and sugar.
In separate bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour,
salt, soda, pepper and hot pepper flakes. Stir sour
cream mixture into flour mixture along with corn;
mixing just until moist. Spread into greased
8-inch (2L) springform. Sprinkle cheese over.
Bake in centre of preheated 425F (220C) oven for
25 to 30 minutes or until golden around the edges
and cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
Makes 8 to 10 servings.
TIPS: For extra flavour and colour, you can add 1/2 cup (125 mL) crumbled bacon or chopped roasted red pepper to the batter.
To use this delicious cornbread for a stuffing, cut into cubes and let stand overnight on a baking sheet to dry out.