Quick chilli cornbread

Quick chilli cornbread

This spicy, dense bread is an ideal accompaniment for soup or chowder - it's ready in less than an hour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 - 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Generously butter a 25cm x 16cm baking tin or shallow roasting tray. Combine the semolina or polenta, flour and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl and season. In a jug, combine the egg, milk, buttermilk or yogurt and chillies.
  2. Pour the contents of the jug into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir lightly to combine. Do not over stir as this will cause the bread to be tough. Pour the batter into the tin and bake in the oven for 35-40 mins until firm and golden on top. Cut the warm cornbread into pieces to serve. Serve immediately or leave to cool and re-heat, wrapped in foil. Can be frozen for up to 1 month.

Nutrition per adult serving

198 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 0.7g, fibre 1g, salt 1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2006.

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  • Binder photo Jan

    13 January 2008

    Jan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this the other night and they went down a storm, will deffinatly go again.

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  • 04 April 2008

    Tora rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quite nice but apart from the chilli-taste I found it a bit bland. Will add a pinch of salt and maybe some dried herbs next time.

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  • 06 April 2008

    Catherine commented on this recipe

    Tora I made this and added red peppers, sweet corn, marjoram, spring onions and sprinkled mozzarella on top. It was glorious.

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  • 06 April 2008

    Belkey rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Ben

    06 December 2008

    Ben rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I totally agree with Tora. It was just a dense mass of bland nothingness. I've tried chilli powder and ground cumin to spice it up

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  • 11 December 2008

    Lindsay commented on this recipe

    I found this really tasty and a great alternative to normal bread! The only mistake I made was to cook the above recipe for just the two of us and we got a little sick of it after day two! Would definitely advise to cook it for big family meal or for a large number to ensure it's eaten when really fresh.

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  • 11 December 2008

    Lindsay rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Oops - forgot to score

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  • 20 May 2009

    my_dunh commented on this recipe

    Try adding grated cheddar it adds a slightly saltiness to the bread that makes it delicious!

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  • 16 July 2009

    flanv rated this recipe

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  • 06 August 2009

    JueC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    As per the reviews above, it wasn't that tasty on it's own despite adding some salt and pepper, but I had made it to go with the Chilli Con Carne as a recommended addition and boy was it good dipped in the sauce. Will definately make again.

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  • 22 September 2009

    frambo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Having read the other comments I added a heaped tsp of caraway seeds, a tsp of tumeric and a tsp each of dried oregano and tarragon. It came out smelling amazing and went really well with our chilli con carne. Good basic recipe which can be easily adapted!

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  • 31 October 2009

    joanna commented on this recipe

    I noted the other comments about being a bit bland & added marjoram & red peppers, not a fan to be honest. It was OK, dipped in the chilli, wouldn't make it again.

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  • 11 December 2009

    vercha commented on this recipe

    I made this and added red peppers,cheese.It came out delicious!

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  • 11 December 2009

    vercha rated this recipe

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  • 07 January 2010

    simi rated this recipe

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  • 14 January 2010

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  • 30 January 2010

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  • 06 April 2010

    peacock rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A really nice recipe - it is fairly bland but is perfect with something spicy like chilli. It's like saying bread is bland - it just depends what you're going to serve it with. I'll definitely make it again.

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  • 17 May 2010

    HollyWoozle rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I can see that this cornbread might be bland alone but it went beautifully with the spicy beef stew I made. I stuck to the original recipe and used fully skimmed milk and low fat yoghurt and the result was great. It baked really nicely and was easy to do.

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  • 31 July 2010

    Cruicky rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made it following the recipe and it was a bit bland but went well with Chilli, I then tried it again but this time adapted it into a Sweet Chilli an d Chocolate Corn Bread by adding 10gms of castor sugar and 100gms of Dark Chocolate drops,----Result:-Heavenly!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 35 - 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 280g fine semolina or polenta
  • 85g plain flour
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 large egg
  • 150ml milk
  • 425ml buttermilk or natural yogurt
  • 2 large red chillies , seeded and finely chopped
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Nutrition per adult serving

198 kcalories, protein 8g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 0.7g, fibre 1g, salt 1 g

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