Chilli cheese cornbread recipe

Name: Chilli cheese cornbread
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 125g (4oz) butter, melted; 1 onion, finely chopped; 225g coarse cornmeal or polenta; 150g (5oz) plain flour; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 150ml (1/4pt) natural yogurt; 150ml whole milk; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 red chilli, deseeded if you prefer, and finely chopped; 125g (4oz) Cheddar, grated

This chilli cheese cornbread recipe makes for great comfort food and perfect for sharing on Bonfire Night.

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Serves 8
15 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
400 calories / serving

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Tesco British Salted Block Butter 250G
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125g (4oz) butter, melted
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Natco Fine Corn Meal 1.5kg
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150g (5oz) plain flour
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Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G
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Stockwell & Co. Baking Powder 150G
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2 tsp baking powder
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Tesco Cooking Salt 1.5Kg
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Yeo Valley Natural Yogurt 150G
150ml (1/4pt) natural yogurt
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Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
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Tesco British Barn Eggs 10 Pack
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Tesco Red Chillies 60G
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Creamfields Mature Grated Cheddar 250g
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125g (4oz) Cheddar, grated
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Method

Put 1 tbsp of the melted butter in a small pan over a low heat. Add the onion and leave to cook for five minutes, until soft. Set aside to cool a little.
Tip all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Stir together theyogurt, milk and eggs and then mix together with the dry ingredients until smooth.
Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Add thechillito the mixture along with most of the cheese, the cooked onions and all of the melted butter. Stir until well combined.
Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 23cm (9in) cake tin and smooth over the surface with a spoon.
Cook in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Then sprinkle over the leftover cheese and return to the oven for 5-10 minutes until golden and cooked through. Leave in the tin for a couple of minutes, then turn out, cut into triangles and serve warm.