Ingredients

  • 2 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 4 pickled jalapeno chilies, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves)
  • 1 cup canned cream-style corn
  • a 7-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained well, patted dry, and chopped fine (about 3/4 cup)
  • 2 cups coarsely grated Monterey Jack
  • 1/3 cup minced fresh coriander

Method

  • Into a bowl sift together the cornmeal, the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, the salt, and the sugar.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, the buttermilk, the butter, the chilies, and the corn, add the cornmeal mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined.
  • Stir in the roasted peppers, the Monterey Jack, and the coriander, divide the batter among 4 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2-inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 375F.
  • oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
  • Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack.
  • The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.