The North Americans are well versed in cornbread recipes… but I have to admit that the South Africans have their own take on it as well… and if my memory serves me right, I remember my ex-boyfriends mom always making a dish of it when they were having their weekly spare-rib braai!
So I was excited to find a recipe in the UK Delicious Magazine (no idea which issue, as I have a new trick of ripping out pages of recipes from magazines and placing them in a pile, so if there is no issue details on the page… the information is lost on me …) and have realised that sweetcorn in bread, is now a worldwide trend!
I particularly love the way that the little kernels of corn pop in your mouth with each bite, providing a delicious sweet contrast to the cheesy bread taste!
And funnily enough – you can ask my mom…. but I wasn’t a huge fan of corn until a few years ago! And now I try to put it into everything… even salads (as HIM has now had the joy to experience!)
Cheesy Polenta Cornbread
150g plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 Tablespoon caster sugar
1 teaspoon salt
125g dried polenta
1 teaspoon of chilli flakes (I used the Ina Paarman garlic and chilli flakes that mom gave me for Christmas)
75g cheddar cheese, grated
2 eggs, beaten
300ml Milk
150g corn (drained)
- Sift Flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar and salt together into a large bowl
- Stir in the polenta, chilli flakes and grated cheese
- Make a well in the centre and add the beaten eggs and milk.
- Mix together well, then stir in the sweetcorn
- Pour mixture into a greased baking tin
- Bake for 35-45minutes at 200C (cover with a loose piece of foil after 30min if bread is browning too quickly)
This looks absolutely delicious! I’m going to try it out – great recipe!
Thanks… super easy and really tasty! Best eaten when still warm, out of the oven with lashings of butter (oops – now we know why I am not skinny
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