Papa's Favorite Sweet Cornbread
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups buttermilk (or 1 c. plain yogurt mixed with 1 c. milk)
- 3⁄4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1⁄3 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 1⁄3 cups masa corn flour (you can also substitute yellow cornmeal for this amount of masa corn flour)
- 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, and melted butter together to blend. In another bowl mix the cornmeal, masa corn flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Stir flour mixture into egg mixture just until evenly moistened. Spread level in a greased 9x13 inch pan.
- Bake in a 375°F oven 30 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean and the top of the cornbread is lightly browned. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes and then cut into 12 squares.
- Serve with butter, syrup or honey or topped with chili!
- *For an added treat, you can gently mix in 2 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries after mixing the dry and moist ingredients together and before pouring into the baking pan.
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