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Cornbread (American Buttermilk Cornbread)

Name: Cornbread (American Buttermilk Cornbread)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: cornmeal 250 g; all-purpose flour 100 g; sugar 40 g; baking powder 10 g; baking soda 3 g; fine salt 5 g; buttermilk 300 ml; egg 2 pieces; butter, melted 80 g; honey 30 g; corn kernels 100 g

A tender crumbly cornbread made with buttermilk and a touch of honey.

37 minutes · 8 servings · Easy

Cornbread came north with the slavery economy and settled into two styles that are still divided: a dense southern version that is almost a cake, and a sweeter northern one. The buttermilk tenderises the meal, and the honey is for the crumb rather than for sweetness. Bake it in a hot pan so the sides colour faster than the middle.

Ingredients

cornmeal250 g
all-purpose flour100 g
sugar40 g
baking powder10 g
baking soda3 g
fine salt5 g
buttermilk300 ml
egg2 pieces
butter, melted80 g
honey30 g
corn kernels100 g

Directions

1
Whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2
Whisk buttermilk, eggs, melted butter and honey.
3
Combine wet and dry; fold in corn.
4
Pour into 23 cm pan; bake at 200C for 25 minutes.
5
Rest 5 minutes; cut into squares.

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