Amaranth Maple Cornbread

By Mom_s

Ingredients

• 2 cups Cornmeal, Fine Grind
• 1 1/2 cups White Flour, Unbleached
• 1 cup Organic Amaranth Grain
• 1 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 2/3 cup Maple Syrup
• 1 tbsp Canola Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp Pecan Halves

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Oil a 9" cast iron skillet, or use a baking dish. Place skillet or baking dish in oven for 7 minutes to heat.

2. In a large bowl combine cornmeal, flour, amaranth grains, baking powder and salt. Chop pecans by hand or in food mill; set aside.

3. In a small bowl combine buttermilk, syrup, oil and eggs. Stir well with a wire whisk. Add buttermilk mixture to cornmeal mixture, stirring until well blended. Pour batter into preheated skillet; sprinkle chopped pecans over batter and bake for 25 minutes or until done.