Fresh corn and buttermilk, cheese, and a touch of bacon blend with traditional ingredients to make a terrific skillet cornbread that is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
bacon
Baking powder
buttermilk
eggs
flour
fresh corn
pepper jack cheese
Salt
sugar
Yellow cornmeal
Directions
DIRECTIONS
Cut the kernels from the corn cob and reserve.
Add bacon to a nonstick skillet and fry over medium-high heat.
In a bowl, stir together cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Mix in flour & stir together.
Remove bacon, chop & reserve.
Pour the rendered fat from the skillet into a dish.
Wipe out skillet & put into a 425°F oven to warm the pan.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk.
Stir in rendered bacon fat, chopped bacon, cheese & corn.
Add to dry ingredients & stir until combined.
Pour mixture into the warm skillet & bake for 20-25 minutes.
