Cornbread
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  • Serves: 12 servings

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour (all purpose)
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk
non-fat

Steps

Wash hands with soap and water.
Heat oven to 425 °F. Grease 8x9 inch pan.
Measure cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine ingredients.
Crack egg into a small bowl and beat with a fork to combine white and yolk.
Add egg, oil, and milk to flour mixture. Mix until ingredients are well blended.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until firm to touch or wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Buttermilk Corn Bread: Use only 2 teaspoons baking powder and add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Substitute 1 cup buttermilk for skim milk.
Whole Wheat Corn Bread: Use 1/2 cup all purpose flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour.
Corny Corn Bread: Add 1 cup kernels (fresh, frozen, or canned, well drained) with the milk.
Cheesy Corn Bread: Add 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese with the milk.
Chili Cheese Corn Bread: Add 1/2 teaspoon chili powder to the flour mixture. Drain one 4-ounce can chopped green chilies. Add chilies and 1/4 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese with the milk.
Blueberry Corn Bread: Fold 1 cup blueberries (fresh, frozen, or canned, well drained) into the batter.
Corn Bread Muffins: Pour batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes at 400 °F.

Nutrition Facts

Nutrients Amount
Total Calories 137
Total Fat 5 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 16 mg
Sodium 140 mg
Carbohydrates 19 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Total Sugars 3 g
Added Sugars included 2 g
Protein 3 g
Vitamin D 0 mcg
Calcium 97 mg
Iron 1 mg
Potassium 78 mg

Cooking Up Fun - Muffins & More
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Division of Nutritional Sciences

U.S. Department of Agriculture. MyPlate Kitchen Website. Corn Bread. Recipe source: Cooking Up Fun - Muffins & More Cornell University Cooperative Extension Division of Nutritional Sciences. Available at MyPlate.gov/MyPlateKitchen. Access date: 09-05-2024.