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• 2 ounces flour (about 1/3 cup*)
• 6 ounces cornmeal (a heaping cup*)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3-fingered pinch of salt (a teaspoon if you must)
• 2 ounces sugar (about 4½ tablespoons*)
• 8 ounces milk
• 2 large eggs
• 4 ounces butter, melted but cool
• 3 - 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 ½ cups fresh corn

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Combine the milk and eggs and whisk to combine, add the butter, whisking.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients, stirring till all ingredients are well incorporated, stir in the jalapenos and corn.
• Pour batter into a buttered or oiled loaf pan (or vessel of your choice, such as a cast iron skillet) and bake till the interior is no longer wet, about 30 minutes.

( *consider adding “buy a scale” to your to do list)

From Michael Ruhlman, http://blog.ruhlman.com/