Cornbread for Chilli Con Carne

Our answer

Nigella's Cornbread Topped Chilli (from Feast and on the Nigella website) has a crust that is based on a cornbread recipe but is a slightly crisper and crunchier version than a regular cornbread. We have not tried to bake the crust separately but we suspect it could be a little too brittle to bake separately.

Instead we would suggest a more traditional cornbread recipe and Nigella has a recipe in Nigella Bites (p133). Nigella cooks her cornbread in a special corncob pan (made by Lodge Logic but unfortunately only available in the US) but the recipe will make enough for 12 cornbread muffins or a 20cm/8 inch square piece of cornbread.