Showing posts with label cornbread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cornbread. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 2012

The Best Cornbread




Nothing goes better with cold weather food than cornbread. I am a fan of all variations of cornbread, but today's batch was just plain - to accompany my "not gross" black eyed peas, chicken, and spinach. If you cook it just right, it's moist like a savory cake. I am planning to experiment with adding different things to this basic recipe. So yum!

Ingredients:
1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. cornmeal (I use white, but you can use yellow, or any other)
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. lowfat milk (I used 2%)
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. frozen corn kernals (optional)

Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease an 8 or 9" square pan.
  2. Combine dry ingredients. Stir in milk, oil, and egg until moistened. Stir in frozen corn kernals.
  3. Pour into pan. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
Note: this recipe makes (8) servings of the size I'm showing. You can probably squeeze (9) out of the pan if you cut it carefully. :)