Cheesy Green Chili Cornbread
This green chili cornbread is a unique twist on the classic cornbread recipe. It's a blend of a yeasted bread and cornmeal which gives it a soft, but lightly dense texture. It's a delicious cheesy bread that goes great with soups and chilis!
Servings: 20 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup lukewarm milk
- ½ cup lukewarm water
- 2 tablespoons fat I used canola oil
- 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
- 2 ¾ - 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 1 ½ cup grated Monterrey jack cheese
- 1 cup green chilis or jalapenos- depending on how spicy you like it!
Instructions
- Activate yeast by mixing with milk, water and oil. Let this sit for several minutes until it gets foamy. Add remaining ingredients to mixing bowl- minus cheese, chilis and cilantro. To the dry ingredients, mix in yeast mixture. Mix this well for about 6 minutes. If you need more liquid in the dough, add it in the first minute or 2. I needed a couple tablespoons more. I live in a really dry climate. Next comes the remaining ingredients. Mix until completely combined, mine took another 2 minutes.
- Let this rise 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Form dough in to shapes, Mine made to large boule (round loaves). Cover and let this rise another 20 minutes.
- Move to oven and bake for 25-30 minutes. When you are checking for doneness, roll loaf over and thump the bottom. The bread should make a hollow sound.
- Wait a few minutes and slice.
- Try this with taco soup, like we did. Or it is also so good as sandwich bread for a southwestern style veggie sandwich or roasted turkey. The possibilities really are endless. I hope this will soon make it on to your favorites list!
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Notes
Remember the amount of all-purpose flour is variable. You may need slightly more if you live in a humid environment.
For a spicier bread, swap the green chilis for jalapeno instead.
Enjoy this cheesy green chili bread any way you would usually use a loaf bread. It's great for sandwiches, served up as a side, and even toasted for breakfast with some eggs or avocado.