Cornbread

I really like cornbread but have had utter and dismal failures when I’ve tried to make it before… as today is 4th July I thought I would give it one more go…

The recipe I used was so easy I wondered if maybe it was too easy… but I mixed everything together, put it into a baking dish, stuck it in the oven… and good gracious! It came out looking lovely, and what is more it tasted lovely!!

I shall certainly make it again, but I might try to do a cheesy one, or a cheese and chilli one, or add just a little more sugar and make it more of a tea loaf… the possibilities are endless!

Here is the recipe from an old cookery book that I followed:

1½ cups of cornmeal
½ cup plain flour
4 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup milk
melted butter (the recipe said bacon fat but i hadn’t got any) I put less than the recipe said as I’m on my diet! I used about 10 grams
I added a good pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar

sift the dry ingredients together
lightly beat the eggs, milk and melted butter or fat
beat the liquids into the dry ingredients
pour into a well-buttered dish
bake at 425°, gas 7 for about half an hour (my recipe said 20 mins but it wasn’t nearly enough)

All gone!