Stuffed Jalapenos and Cornbread

I usually get inspired for things like this when I have way too much of a product and time.
***Wear gloves for all jalapeno contact!!***

Today the overabundance was jalapenos.
So I started with the cornbread.

Preheating the oven to 375 and placing a 9x9 glass pan (Or skillet) in to preheat.

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 2/3 cup flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cup soy milk
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 jalapenos diced
• 1-2 cups of fresh corn

First make a buttermilk out of the lemon juice and soy milk and let sit.

Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, cumin, and salt in a large bowl. Add the jalapenos and corn.

Add the oil and maple syrup to the milk and stir into the dry mixture.
Add oil to the pan and pour in the mixture, let bake for 20-25 minutes or until fluffy.
Let cool in the pan for at least 40 minutes.

Nom nom nom.


For the poppers get 12 jalapenos and cut a T and remove the center and any remaining seeds and whitish bits. Leave the cap on.*See above

Get a large pot ready with 4 cups of water and a generous splash of apple cider vinegar, bring to a boil.

Boil peppers for 7 minutes then strain and set aside.

For the filling almost every other recipe I looked at wanted me to use Tofutti Cream cheese but I didn't want to run to the store for one ingredient so I remembered using cashews before to make a sauce.

So I put a cup of cashews in my food processor with a dash of parsley and salt and 1/4 cup of water and it makes a delicious creamy sauce. If you wanted to just use this for the filling that would work, but you'd want less water for a thicker mixture.

  I had more time and faux ground beef so I sauteed it with half an onion and some garlic and a pinch of ground sage. Let it cool and added it to my cream.

Stuffed the peppers and made a beer batter out of

• 12 oz beer
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• More flour for the crust

Deep fry and there you have it.
A serious project but delicious and nutritious.