Quinoa Cornbread

By KSmitherman

Ingredients

• 1 cup quinoa meal, or flour
• 2 cups corn meal
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbs honey or brown sugar
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3 Tbs melted butter or bacon fat
• 2-1/2 cups buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425° degrees. Prepare quinoa meal by grinding raw quinoa in a blender, or use quinoa flour. Combine all dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients. Mix the two together. Bake in greased 9”x9” pan or greased muffin tin until golden (about 25 minutes). Serve hot, with lots of butter.

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