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Recipe courtesy of Nellie Mae
From: Food Network Magazine

Classic Cornbread

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings
  • Nutritional Analysis
    Per Serving
    Serving Size
    1 of 8 servings
    Calories
    299
    Total Fat
    11
    Saturated Fat
    1
    Carbohydrates
    46
    Dietary Fiber
    1
    Sugar
    18
    Protein
    5
    Cholesterol
    24
    Sodium
    233
  • Total: 40 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Inactive: 15 min
  • Cook: 10 min
Matt and Amy Bell, owners of the restaurant South on Main, usually avoid cooking contests. But the cornbread festival was different. "It's more of a community project than a competition," Matt says. "And it's directly outside the restaurant." The pair won the traditional category with their classic cornbread, a recipe developed by Amy's grandmother Nellie Mae. "You don't dare mess with family recipes," Matt says. "And if you do, you better make sure they can't tell."
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Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for the baking dish

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup sugar

3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

1 cup buttermilk

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.
  2. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk, then fold into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.
  3. Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes before serving.

Photograph by Alison Gootee

Courtesy of Food Network Magazine

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Michael

I agree with others that the recipe needs correcting. I knew it would be too sweet for cornbread stuffing so halved the sugar but would do just 1/4 cup next time. With the recommended amount of baking powder the 9x12 pan results in a 3/4 to 1-inch flatness even with quick folding of ingredients, so will do this in a 8x8 pan next time, add baking time, or try a different recipe. Overall taste was fine.

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