Mexican Cornbread Recipe
A traditional Mexican bread using maize flour, green chillies for the spice and onions for the crunch. It is a quite dense bread and can be served as an accompaniment with soup or just had simply with some tangy salsa and sour cream by the side.
Mexican Cornbread is a delicious accompaniment to many Mexican dishes and perfect for sharing with family and friends. The moist spicy bread is easy and quick to make. For a variation you can add colored peppers and cheese to the batter before baking.
Serve Mexican Cornbread Recipe with a Mexican menu of Mexican Black Bean Corn Soup and Baked Mexican Rice and end the meal with dessert like Creme Caramel Flan.
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4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Makki Ka Atta (Yellow Corn Meal Flour) , or corn flour
- 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 3 Green Chillies , or Jalapenos chopped
- 1 Onion , finely chopped
- 3 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1 tablespoon Butter (Salted) , + 2 more tablespoons (or sunflower oil)
- 1 Whole Egg , whisked
- 1/2 cup Sweet corn
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
- Salt , to taste
How to make Mexican Cornbread Recipe
To begin making Mexican Cornbread Recipe, first preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.
Brush a 9 inch non-stick baking pan with 1 tablespoon oil or melted butter.
In a mixing bowl, add the flours, baking powder, chopped chillies, onion, salt and sugar.
In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, 2 tablespoon oil or butter, sweet corn and egg.
Mix the dry ingredients with the wet till fully incorporated and a thick consistency is obtained.
Pour in the prepared pan and bake for about 20-22 minutes (timing may change depending on the pan size and oven efficiency) till the bottom is brown and a tester inserted comes out clean.
Serve Mexican Cornbread Recipe with a Mexican menu of Mexican Black Bean Corn Soup and Baked Mexican Rice and end the meal with dessert like Creme Caramel Flan.
