Bacon Cornbread - Rothliving

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1⁄4-inch slivers
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal, stone ground
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose white flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon table salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups coarsely grated pepper jack cheese (about 5 ounces)