Monday, September 9, 2013

                          Sweet Jalapeno Cornbread

Sweet Jalapeno cornbread


This recipe has been halved to yield 6 large muffin sized cornbread. 


1. Prepare 

112 g grated cheddar cheese
2 tablespoon seeded and minced fresh jalapeno /fresh chili
2 stalk spring onions, chopped plus extra for garnish


2. Dry ingredients  

in a bowl mixed together :
200 gm plain flour
100 g polenta (cornmeal)
25 gm sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt


3. Wet Ingredients 

in a separate bowl combine the following :
237 gm milk
2 eggs - lightly beaten
112 g butter - melted

4.With a wooden spoon , stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until most of the lumps are dissolved. Do not over-mix.

5. Mix in the cheddar cheese leaving some for garnish, the spring onions and jalapeno peppers. Allow to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.


6. Meanwhile preheat oven to 170 deg celcius on convection oven (180 for conventional oven). Grease muffin pans. (no greasing required if  using silicone mold) . 

Pour batter into prepared tins, smooth the top , and sprinkle with the remaining cheddar cheese and chopped onions. 

Bake for 30 -35 minutes or until toothpicks comes out clean.

7. Serve warm or at room temperature




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300 gm wheat flour
2 teaspoon dry yeast
8 teaspoon sugar
140 gm fresh goat's milk (room temperature)
10 sausages of your choice (I use English breakfast chicken sausage)

In a bowl, mix the dry yeast with sugar and milk.
In a separate bowl put in the flour. make a well in the middle and pour in the yeast and milk mixture. Knead until soft . The dough should not stick to your hand or bowl. Cover with a damp cloth and wait until double the size. Divide in 10 equal parts. Roll each part into a rope and twist around the sausage. Steam for about 20 minutes. 

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