Rustic Oatmeal Cornbread

Are you looking for something different in making cornbread? This adds a nutty, rustic flavor to traditional southern cornbread. The recipe is adapted from one appearing in the Fort Worth Star Telegram newspaper by Amy Culbertson.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  cup yellow cornmeal
• 1⁄2 cup oatmeal (not instant)
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  tablespoon sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Mix together dry ingredients.
3. Stir in beaten eggs, butter, & milk.
4. Add enough additional butter or oil to cover the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet and place pan in hot oven.
5. When the pan is very hot, remove from the oven & pour the cornbread batter into the skillet.
6. Return to oven & bake approximately 15 minutes until browned.
7. Cut into wedges to serve.