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Jalapeño Honey Cornbread

Gluten-free jalapeño honey cornbread.

Total Time: 30 Minutes (Prep Time: 10 Mins, Cook Time: 20 Mins)

Servings: 8+

Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Alternatives

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Inspiration

I love cornbread and had a craving, so I immediately went out to the store, bought the ingredients and came home to make some in my cast iron. I also have a sensitivity to gluten so I made sure all the ingredients were gluten-free – unlike regular cornbread which depending on the type of flour used can contain gluten. I also like my cornbread sweet and spicy, so I added some sweet with the honey, and some heat with the jalapeños.

JALAPEÑO HEALTH FACTS:
Jalapeños are a nutrient dense fruits full of health benefits. They contain capsaicin, which give them their notable spice. In addition, jalapeños may help you lose weight by boosting your metabolism and increasing your fat burning potential, as well as reducing your appetite. Studies have also shown that capsaicin has strong anti-cancer properties and can even improved your heart health and help fight infections.

Ingredients

  • Gluten-free canola oil
  • 1 ½ cups milk (you can use almond, cashew or coconut milk as a dairy-free substitute)
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey (I like using manuka honey)
  • 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour with xanthan gum*
  • 1 ½ cups gluten-free cornmeal 
  • 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter, melted (or plant-based substitute)
  • ½ to 1 whole, medium size jalapeño, diced

DAIRY-FREE ALTERNATIVE::
For a dairy-free alternative you can use almond, cashew or coconut milk and plant-based butter alternatives.

Preparations

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. Grease a 10″ square baking pan or 10″ cast iron skillet with gluten-free canola.
  3. Combine the milk and white vinegar in a small bowl, stir and allow to sit for 5 minutes to make homemade buttermilk.
  4. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, and honey.
  5. Add the gluten-free flour, gluten-free cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, jalapeno,  salt and mix until combined.
  6. Add the melted butter and buttermilk and mix until well combined.
  7. Pour the batter into the greased pan or skillet.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cornbread comes out clean. Remove cornbread from the oven, and let cool for 10 minutes.

Serving

  • Top with some thinly sliced jalapenos rings and drizzle with honey. 
  • Serve immediately.

Tips

  • Any fruit and nuts can work with this salad, try blueberries and pistachio, or strawberries and walnuts.
  • Beets can be purchased pre-cooked and peeled for an easy, time saving hack.

SOURCES

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Daniel

Daniel is an extremely curious person, a wealth of random knowledge and facts. Extremely passionate about a vast array of interests ranging from health to history, science to athletics, everything culinary and the list goes on. Trust us, you would want to be on his team for Trivial Pursuit. Daniel is also years into his battle with brain cancer. He experienced a seizure while on a Zoom call at work in late 2020 and quite literally, his life changed within minutes. After his operation he started to talk about his story but had always known it was more than just him. From then, More Than Our Story became a PROJECT that has evolved into the starting point it is today.

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