[[!meta title="Bacon Cheddar Jalapeño Bread"]]
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+5500 cal/recipe
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## Ingredients
+ 5 slices bacon
-+ 3 cups all-purpose flour
-+ 1 cup yellow cornmeal
-+ 1/4 cup white sugar
-+ 2 tablespoons baking powder
-+ 2 teaspoons kosher salt
-+ 2 cups buttermilk
-+ 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
++ 3 c all-purpose flour
++ 1 c yellow cornmeal
++ 1/4 c white sugar
++ 2 tbsp baking powder
++ 2 tsp kosher salt
++ 2 c buttermilk
++ 1 c unsalted butter, melted
+ 3 extra large eggs, lightly beaten
-+ 1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
-+ 3 jalapeño peppers, diced
++ 8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
++ 3 jalapeño peppers, deseeded and finely diced
## Directions
-Fry bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat,
-turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes.
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-Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate; reserve remaining bacon
-grease in skillet. Crumble bacon.
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-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place skillet with
-bacon grease in oven.
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-Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, cheddar cheese,
-jalapeño peppers, and bacon in a large bowl. Whisk milk, buttermilk,
-butter, and eggs in another bowl; stir milk mixture into flour mixture
-until just combined. Batter will be slightly lumpy. Allow batter to
-rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
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-Pour batter into hot skillet.
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-Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center
-comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes
-before slicing.
++ Transfer bacon to a plate. Reserve bacon grease in skillet.
++ Fry bacon in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, until evenly browned.
++ Place skillet with bacon grease in oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
++ Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
++ Use scissors to cut bacon into ½ inch pieces. Stir bacon into flour mixture.
++ Whisk buttermilk, butter, and eggs in another bowl.
++ Stir liquid mixture into dry mixture until just combined; batter will be slightly lumpy.
++ Fold in cheese and jalapenos.
++ Allow batter to rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.
++ Pour batter into hot skillet.
++ Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
++ Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.
-[[!tag cornbread bread jalapeño]]
+[[!tag cornbread bread jalapeño buttermilk]]