Brother Juniper's Cornbread with Lee Brothers' Pimento Cheese - Milk

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 3/4 cup grits
• 2 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp white sugar
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced small
• 1 cup Ontario shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup Ontario unsalted butter
• 2 ½ cups Ontario buttermilk
• 1/4 cup duck fat or pork lard—if you do not have these, you can use olive oil or butter
• 8 ounces extra-sharp Ontario Cheddar cheese, grated with a food processor or by hand grater (not pre-grated)
• ¼ cup softened Ontario cream cheese, cubed or scooped into several pieces
• ½ cup jarred pimento or other roasted red peppers, finely diced
• 3 tbsp high-quality, store-bought mayonnaise
• ½ tsp dried red chili flakes
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste