Mum's Cornbread

Submitted by squidgyandwonky

"This is the cornbread my mum used to always make and it was a real treat. It comes from a gorgeous old book she has called the Buttry Shelf Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 cornbread
• Serves: 12-15

ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup white flour
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted and cooled
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons light sour cream

directions

1. Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl, add milk, sour cream, beaten egg, and butter. Stir well with a wooden spoon. Pour into greased muffin pans or into an 11 ich by 5 inch cake pan.
2. grate nutmeg over the top. Bake in a hot oven (425℉) for 20 mins or until lightly browned on top. Serve with butter and while hot.