Savory Jalapeño Cornbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 2 teaspoons canned chopped jalapenos
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 1 1/8 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
• 1 carrot, shredded

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9x9-inch pyrex baking dish.
• 2 sauté onion and jalapeño in bacon grease.
• 3 whisk together dry ingredients.
• 4 cut shortening into dry ingredients.
• 5 in separate bowl, whisk together egg, cream, milk and syrup.
• 6 add egg mixture, carrot and onion mixture to dry ingredients. stir by hand until just mixed.
• 7 pour into prepared pyrex and bake for 35-40 minutes or until browned and done.