Spicy Skillet Cornbread Recipe

Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-low heat and melt butter until foaming; remove the skillet from heat and reserve butter. Combine eggs, milk, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl and mix until smooth. Add hominy, jalapeño, flour, 1 cup of the cornmeal, and all but 1 tablespoon of the melted butter and stir until the mixture becomes liquid (it should resemble pancake batter). Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons cornmeal over the bottom of the still-warm skillet, pour in the batter, and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 25 to 35 minutes.