Cheesy Cornbread

I love watching and recording episodes of Pioneer Woman. Ree is just a down to earth cook and has tons of really good recipes. 

My addition to Thanksgiving was making cornbread. I remember watching one of her episodes where she made Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread so I knew that I had  to make it. I made her original recipe along with taking out some ingredients to make just the cheesy part of the cornbread for those who don't like onions, jalapenos, etc. 

The Cheesy Jalapeno recipe is up next on the blog.

Ingredients:

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 Tbsp. baking powder

pinch of salt

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup milk

1 whole egg

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 cup grated Cheddar cheese

1/4 cup shortening

Stick of butter (used for greasing the pan)

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 425F

Combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir together.

Measure the buttermilk and milk in a measuring cup and add the egg. Stir together. Add the baking soda and stir. Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients. Stir together until combined. Fold in the cheese. Set aside.

In a small bowl, melt the shortening in the microwave. Slowly add the melted shortening to the batter, stirring until just combined.

In a baking dish, use the stick of butter to grease the bottom and sides of the pan.

Pour the cornbread mixture into the baking dish and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.