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Cornbread I

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 8 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Bread, Vegetarian, Camping, Baked

Tags: baking, camping, easy, inexpensive, recipes for cornbread, recipes using baking powder, recipes using corn, recipes using cornmeal, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes with images, united states, vegetarian

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACornbread_I)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACornbread%20I&oldid=4523344

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) cornmeal
  • 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 fl oz) milk
  • 1 ea. (50 g) egg
  • ¼ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) shortening, melted
  • ¼ cup (55 g / 1.9 oz) white granulated sugar (optional)
  • ½ of a 15-ounce (430 g) can whole corn kernels, drained (optional)
  • ¼ ea. onion, finely chopped (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 °F (218 °C). Grease an 8-inch (20 cm) baking pan.
  2. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Add egg, milk, and shortening.
  4. Beat until fairly smooth (about a minute).
  5. If using corn and/or onion, fold in these ingredients.
  6. Pour the mixture into the baking pan.
  7. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If corn is added to batter, increase time by ~50%
  8. Serve hot!