Absolute Mexican Cornbread

Quick Info

Prep: 15m | Cook: 1h | Servings: 12

🛒 Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (15 oz) can cream-style corn
  • 1/2 (4 oz) can chopped green chile peppers, drained
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

🍳 Equipment

  • 9x13 inch baking dish
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Whisk / spoon

📋 Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together the melted butter and sugar.
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
  4. Blend in cream-style corn, drained chiles, Monterey Jack, and Cheddar cheese.
  5. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, yellow cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Add the dry flour mixture to the corn mixture; stir until smooth.
  7. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the pan comes out clean.

💡 Notes & Variations

  • Extremely moist texture due to the combination of creamed corn and melted cheeses.
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