Ingredients

2 cups yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons salt

3 medium jalapeno peppers

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon canola oil

2 cups low-fat buttermilk

3/4 cup canned pumpkin puree

3/4 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels, coarsely chopped

Nonstick vegetable-oil spray

Preparation

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients. Seed and mince 2 jalapenos; mince the third, including the seeds.

Whisk together eggs, oil, buttermilk, pumpkin, corn, and jalapenos. Add to dry ingredients; whisk to combine.

Spray an 8-by-11-inch baking pan with vegetable-oil spray. Pour in batter; bake for 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pan once halfway through. Cool on a wire rack.