Bacon-Jalapeno-Cheddar Cornbread

Serves: 2

Branson Greenfelder

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

46

Sweetness

54

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

6 tbsps

Sugar

2.5 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 cup

Buttermilk

6 tbsps

Vegetable Oil

1 cup

Bourbon

2 tbsps

Honey

Directions:

1

For the cornbread: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F

2

Liberally grease 12 muffin cups or mini cast-iron skillets with cooking spray or oil

3

Put the bacon in a skillet over medium heat and cook until browned and crisp, about 7 minutes

4

Set the bacon aside to cool on a paper towel-lined plate, then chop finely

5

Reserve the grease in the skillet for the glaze

6

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda

7

In a separate bowl, mix together the buttermilk, oil, whole egg and egg yolk

8

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined

9

Fold in the cheese, jalapeno and reserved bacon until just incorporated

10

Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups

11

Bake until the edges are crispy and the tops are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes

12

For the glaze: While the cornbread bakes, prepare the glaze

13

In the skillet that you cooked the bacon in, add the bourbon to the saved fat and bring to a boil (the bourbon may flame!)

14

Add the honey and stir

15

Strain the glaze through a fine-mesh sieve and set aside

16

When the cornbread is out of oven and still hot, brush the glaze on the tops of each muffin