Jalapeno Cornbread Dressing

• For Cornbread:
• 2c. yellow cornmeal
• 2c. unbleached flour
• 1/2c. sugar
• 2 Tbls.baking powder
• 1tsp.salt
• 2c. milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2c. vegetable oil
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1lb. sweet italian sausage,casings removed,meat crumbled
• 3c. chopped onion
• 3c. chopped celery
• 1/2c. minced seeded jalapenos
• 2Tbls. minced garlic
• 2Tbls. chili powder
• 4tsp. ground cumin
• 2c. pecans,toasted and chopped
• 1 1/2 c. chicken broth

1. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.Butter a 13X9" baking dish.Mix first 5 ingredients in a large bowl.Whisk eggs,milk and oil together and add to dry ingredients stir just until blended.Tranfer to prepared dish.Bake until tester into center comes out clean,about 25 min.Cool.
2. Pre heat oven to 375 degrees;cut cornbread into 1/4 inch cubes.Bake on cookie sheet until dry but not hard,about 15min.Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Melt butter in a heavy large skillet over medium high heat.Add sausage;saute until brown,about 6 min.Add onions,celery,jalapenos and garlic saute until tender,about 8 min.Stir in chili powder and cumin;saute 2 min.Stir in nuts,season with salt and pepper,add broth.
4. Butter baking dish transfer dressing to dish.Bake covered for 45 min.Bake uncovered until crunchy.15 min.

yellow cornmeal, flour, sugar, tblsbaking powder, milk, eggs, vegetable oil, butter, sweet italian sausage, onion, celery, seeded jalapenos, garlic, chili powder, ground cumin, pecans, chicken broth

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/jalapeno-cornbread-dressing-50058462 (may not work)