Chili Cheese Corn Bread
Whole Grain Recipe
By Fitness and Freebies
A tender corn bread that includes sharp Cheddar cheese and mild green chili.
Recipe Ingredients
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1-1/4 cups buttermilk
1 egg plus 1 egg white; lightly beaten
1/4 cup sharp Chedder cheese
2 tablespoons mild green chili* chopped
Recipe Directions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with now stick cooking spray and dust with 2 tablespoon of cornmeal.
Sift into a large bowl the remaining cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.
In another bowl combine buttermilk, eggs, cheese and chili or chile, then stir into the dry ingredients.
Pour batter into the prepared baking pan and place in upper third of oven. Bake 10 minutes or until dough is firm in center.
Nutrition information per serving:
Yield: 12 servings
Serving size: 1 2-inch piece
Cholesterol: 28mg; carbohydrates: 28mg; protein: 4g; sodium: 253mg; fat: 2g. Food Exchanges: 1 starch/bread, 1/2 fat.
Recipe makes 12 pieces (2-inches) Chili Cheese Corn Bread.
