From chindeep.com, April 6, 2012 — recipe by Melissa. Serve warm for breakfast with strawberry jam, or serve at room temperature. Add pickled jalapenos and these might be perfect served with chili! NOTE: Time for frying bacon is included in the prep time.
Ingredients: [‘all-purpose flour’, ‘cornmeal’, ‘sugar’, ‘smoked paprika’, ‘onion powder’, ‘baking powder’, ‘baking soda’, ‘salt’, ‘buttermilk’, ‘egg’, ‘butter’, ‘bacon’, ‘extra-sharp cheddar cheese’, ‘jalapeno pepper’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 cup all-purpose flour”,”1 cup cornmeal”,”2 tablespoons sugar”,”1 teaspoon smoked paprika”,”1 teaspoon onion powder”,”2 teaspoons baking powder”,”1 teaspoon baking soda”,”1/2 teaspoon salt”,”1 1/4 cups buttermilk”,”1 large egg”,”4 tablespoons butter (melted)”,”5 slices thick-cut bacon (fried, drained, and crumbled)”,”1 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese (grated ~ divided)”,”1 tablespoon jalapeno pepper (OPTIONAL ~ SLICED PICKLED JALAPENOS, finely minced)”]
Number of Servings: 8
Steps: [‘Preheat oven to 350°F.’, ‘Butter 8 mini loaf pans, or large muffin tins.’, ‘Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, paprika, onion powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.’, ‘In a large bowl, use a wire whisk to combine buttermilk, egg and melted butter.’, ‘Stir in the flour mixture until just combined.’, ‘Fold in the bacon. and 1/2 cup cheese. and the (OPTIONAL) minced pickled jalapenos.’, ‘Pour about 1/2 cup batter into each of the buttered loaf tins.’, ‘Bake for 8 minutes.’, ‘Sprinkle the rest of the cheese evenly over the tops of the loaves. Bake just until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaves comes out clean (about 8-10 minutes more.).’, ‘Cool for 10 minutes. Loosen edges and turn out onto a wire rack. Serve warm, or at room temperature.’, ‘NOTE: My little loaf pan has eight openings (3.7″ x 2.4″ each).’]