Smoked Cheddar Cornbread With Scallions And Red Pepper - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
6 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 large eggs
1 cup smoked cheddar cheese, grated
1/4 cup scallion, chopped
1/2 cup red sweet bell pepper, finely diced

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F Pam a 9X9X2 baking pan.
Sift together the dry ingredients in medium bowl. Blend in butter with pastry cutter. Beat the butter milk and eggs in a large bowl. Add cormeal to liquid and blend.
Gently fold in grated cheese, scallions, red peppers. Blend until evenly ditributed throughout the batter.
Transfer batter to pan. Bake until corn bread is golden and a toothpick comes out clean about 35 to 40 minutes.