Sweet (or Savory) Cornbread

By Flyer920

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (reduce to 1 Tbsp. for savory cornbread)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk or yogurt
• 4 Tbsp. butter, melted (1/2 stick)
• ~ Corn kernels cut from 1 ear of corn (optional)

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from culinate.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter an 8-inch-square baking dish.
In a small bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, mix together the egg, brown sugar, and buttermilk.
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and stir to combine. Stir in melted butter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden-brown.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes before cutting into squares to serve. Delicious served warm with honey and butter.

Notes
Substitutions: You can use blue cornmeal instead of yellow. The corn flavor will not be quite as strong.

Variations: Stir in one 4-oz. can chopped green chiles, or 1/2 cup grated cheese, or 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro.