Basic Corn Sticks

From about.com. I bought a cast iron corn stick pan and was in need of a simple corn stick recipe and this one worked well. For a sweeter bread, add up to one quarter cup of sugar.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Yields: 14 corn sticks

Ingredients

• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  cup cornmeal, plus
• 2  tablespoons cornmeal
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  egg
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup unbleached flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven and the ungreased corn stick iron pan to 450 degrees until pan is very hot.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat all ingredients together using a large wire whisk. *DO NOT* overmix.
3. Grease the pan carefully and fill iron pan 2/3 full with the batter.
4. Bake until brown, approximately 12 minutes. Once baked, allow to stand 5 minutes.
5. Serve with butter and honey!
6. Yield is estimated.