Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread

I ended up deciding to make cornbread for you all today. I am trying to come up with something fairly different each week. I was really at a loss this week trying to figure out what to make that wasn't cookies or scones again. Then it struck me, while I was making about 8 full sheets of cornbread at work this week, that this was the answer, cornbread! 

This is a really nice recipe. It's moist, cakey, and not too sweet. The cheddar cheese and the jalapenos are optional; this can be just as good on its very own. So without further ado.... I present Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread! (*drool...)

Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread

350 F

bake time 20-30 minutes

flour 3 cups 

cornmeal (or polenta) 1 cup

sugar 1/4 cup

baking powder 2 tablespoons

salt 1 teaspoon

eggs 3 each

buttermilk 2 cups

butter, melted 10 ounces

jalapenos, diced 4-6

cheddar cheese, shredded 2 cups

whisk together all your wet ingredients. in a separate bowl combine and mix together all you dry ingredients. then slowly add your dry to your wet ingredients and mix until combined. then add your jalapenos and cheese (save or add extra cheese for topping)

spray a 15x10 baking dish and pour in batter, then sprinkle with more cheddar cheese. bake at 350 F for 20-30 mins, until cornbread is firm. 

Enjoy! 

Brownies!!

Hey! It's great to be back, I have been crazy busy so I made something that seems easy for a pastry cook. But this is the first thing I ever made on my own when I was a kid. They are still my favorite brownies and I still make them exactly like I did growing up. I honestly don't think I've ever come across a brownie that is similar to this one before. Most brownies are either very cake like, or very fudgey and rich. This one is more on the cakey side but doesn't have leavener in it so it's denser than cake but not fudgey. I absolutely love this brownie. I top it with canned chocolate frosting (I know! shame shame on me), but frosting out of a can is good that's why it sells so well. You are more than welcome to make your own frosting, or leave it naked, or dust it with powdered sugar, all are good options. Anyway here's the recipe enjoy!


Brownies
Preheat oven 350 F

margarine 1/4 cup
eggs 4 each
flour 1 cup
salt 1/2 tsp
vanilla 1 tsp
sugar 1 cup
Hershey's Syrup 1 16 oz can

cream sugar and margarine. add eggs. then add flour salt and vanilla till just combined, then add chocolate. 
spray a 9x13 pan pour in batter. bake at 350 F for 20-30 mins (till toothpick comes out clean) then cool, frost, and enjoy!