A bit behind

Posted: March 8, 2010 | Author: Johanna | Filed under: Johanna | 3 Comments »

February 23 was National Pancake day. I realize that, it being fully March now, I’m a bit behind, so I hope you weren’t waiting for me to alert you to the occurrence of National Pancake day.
However, since I’m not exactly the most reverent when it comes to traditions, I decided to take a few liberties, and made cheddar jalapeno corncakes for dinner that Tuesday. The more I’ve been thinking about this recipe, the more I’ve been wanting to blog about it, although originally I was going to let it slide. These corncakes are savory, cheesy, and a little bit spicy. I think I prefer the texture of cornmeal pancakes to regular pancakes, unless, of course, chocolate and peanut butter are involved. They’re good the morning after you cook them, they reheat well, and they aren’t delicate or fussy. They will hold up under any strain you give them, and they can take some serious seasoning – cumin, cayenne, garlic powder, basically anything will taste good here when combined with jalapenos, cornmeal and cheese.

Cheddar Jalapeno Corncakes
1. Melt 2 tablespoons of butter, not counting what you will use to grease the cooking surface – let it cool a little while you do the rest of the work.
2. Combine 2 eggs and 3/4 cup of milk in a big bowl.
3. Add the following dry ingredients:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (heaped)
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin

4. Once the ingredients are combined, stir in the melted butter, 1/2 cup of shredded cheese, and 2-3 chopped pickled jalapenos. Stir to ensure that all the ingredients are mixed together properly, and prepare your griddle.

Cook these exactly as you would normal pancakes, waiting for the crust to form before flipping. These can benefit from a little extra cooking time, especially if you’re using bacon grease as the fat for your griddle. Then again, that could just be my preference, because I love bacon flavor and love when it soaks into my pancakes. Especially corncakes.

Try these, before next year’s National Pancake day. You can wait till next year to thank me for them, but please don’t wait until next February to make them. Trust me.