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Good-For-You Cornbread

try this healthier version of a classic comfort food with soups, salads, or the Cornbread-Crusted Turkey or Three-Bean Chili With Chunky Tomatoes

35 minutes
10 servings
Public domain source

Gather

Ingredients

  • 1 C cornmeal
  • 1 C flour
  • ¼ C sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 C low-fat (1 percent) buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ C soft tub margarine
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 °F.

  2. 2

    Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.

  3. 3

    In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.

  4. 4

    Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to dry ingredients.

  5. 5

    Add margarine and mix by hand or with mixer for 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Bake for 20–25 minutes in an 8- by 8-inch, greased baking dish. Cool. Cut into 10 squares.

Source & rights

Where this recipe comes from

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners. No government endorsement is implied.

This source recipe has been reformatted for Pantry Start but has not yet been kitchen-tested by our editors. Check current food-safety guidance and use your judgment.