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Cornbread "Turkeys"

Cornbread "Turkeys"

Martha Stewart Living, November 2011 http://www.marthastewart.com/857630/cornbread-turkeys
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  • Yield Serves 10 to 12

Ingredients

    • Vegetable oil cooking spray
    • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
    • 2 cups fresh (from about 3 ears) or thawed frozen corn kernels
    • 3 jalapeno chiles, minced (ribs and seeds removed for less heat, if desired)
    • 2 shallots, minced
    • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 2 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
    • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon coarse salt
    • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
    • 3 tablespoons sugar
    • 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
    • 3 large eggs
    • 2 1/4 cups buttermilk, well shaken
    • 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 5-cup turkey-shaped pans with cooking spray. Melt 1/2 cup butter and let cool.
  2. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high. Cook corn, jalapeno, and shallots, stirring occasionally, until soft, 4 to 6 minutes.
  3. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add eggs; whisk eggs into flour mixture.
  4. Whisk together melted butter and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture, along with corn mixture and cheddar. Mix until well combined.
  5. Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans; smooth tops. Transfer to oven and bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before inverting onto a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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