Sweet Potato Cornbread
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
- 2 large sweet potatoes, cooked, mashed and cooled (to make 1 cup)
- 4 slices bacon, finely chopped
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄3 cup butter
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed firmly
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried thyme leaves)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
directions
- Grease an 8 by 8 inch baking dish.
- Fry chopped bacon over medium heat until almost crisp, then drain and cool.
- Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
- Place milk and butter into a microwavable container and microwave on med-high for 30 seconds, to melt butter and heat slightly. Heat longer if needed.
- Add cornmeal to milk and butter, stirring to combine, and then set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, thyme, baking soda, and salt, then stir in cheese.
- In a second bowl stir together mashed sweet potatoes and eggs.
- Stir cornmeal mixture into potato and egg mixture.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture, stirring, and add vinegar and chopped bacon.
- Mix until just combined.
- Pour into greased baking dish.
- Bake for 22 - 28 minutes, until the middle springs back when pressed lightly.
- Do not overbake!
- Let stand before cutting.
- Time does not include cooking and mashing the sweet potatoes.
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