Tamale Round-About

A real crowd-pleaser!

Cornbread Ingredients:

1 ½ Cups All-purpose, unbleached flour
1 Cup Cornmeal
1/4-1/3 Cup Surgar
1 Tbs Baking Powder
½ tsp Salt
1 ¼ Cup Milk
2 Eggs (or equivalent Egg Substitute)
¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
½ Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Filling Ingredients:

2 ½ Cups Ground Beef or Turkey (or 1 Pkg Veggie Crumbles)
2 Cups (16 oz jar) Salsa
½ tsp Chili Powder
¼ tsp Salt
½ tsp Cumin
¼ Cup Diced Red or Green Bell Pepper (optional)

Directions:

Cook meat, or veggie substitute.  Add in all other filling ingredients—except for Bell Pepper.

Separately, combine dry ingredients for Cornbread.  Slowly add milk, eggs, oil, and cheese.

Scatter diced peppers over bottom of a well-greased Angel Food Cake pan, or Fluted Baking pan.  Pour ½ Cornbread over top.  Spoon filling evenly over Cornbread.  Pour remaining Cornbread over top of filling.

Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 35-40 minutes, or until Cornbread is slightly golden.

*Note: Great with frozen corn added to beef mixture as well, or with black bean and corn salsa.  It serves four, with plenty for leftovers or second helpings.