CORNBREAD

Cornbread is a comfort and convenience food that is delicious served with soups and casseroles . Preheat your oven to 200deg C . Brush a square 20cm (8") cake pan with cooking oil and a fine dusting with flour. Mix together in a large bowl 150gm (1cup) of plain flour and 1 dsp of baking powder . Stir in 190 gm (1 cup)of polenta ,2 tbs of castor sugar and 1 and 1/2 tsp of salt . Use your fingertips to rub in 80 gm of room temp butter / marg , until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs . Stir through 125gm of grated tasty cheese and 1 large red chilli ,Chopped . In a separate medium bowl mix together one lightly beaten egg with 1 cup ( 250ml ) of buttermilk .( 1 cup of milk with 1 dsp of white vinegar =buttermilk ). Add the liquid mix to the flour mixture , using a metal spoon to stir until just combined . Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and use the back of the spoon to smooth the surface. Bake the cornbread in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean . Leave the baked cornbread in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire cooling rack . Serve warm or at room temperature , plain or with butter .