Sweet Jalapeño Cornbread

Ingredients

• 0.67 cups margarine , softened
• 0.67 cups white sugar
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 4.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1.67 cups milk
• 1 cup chopped fresh jalapeno peppers , or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

2. 2

   Beat margarine and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl. Gently stir eggs and milk together in a third bowl.

3. 3

   Pour 1/3 of the milk mixture and 1/3 of the flour mixture alternately into margarine mixture; whisk until just mixed. Repeat with remaining flour and milk mixtures until batter is thick enough to not pour easily; stir in jalapeño peppers. Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 22 to 26 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before slicing.