Cornbread
By Cassie Best
You can prepare this cornbread ahead of time for a stree free brunch to have on the table in minutes. Top with devilled eggs and avocado or chilli con carne for a hearty lunch
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Prep:20 mins
Cook:50 mins
plus cooling - Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 241
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fat 7g
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saturates 3g
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carbs 36g
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sugars 6g
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fibre 1g
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protein 7g
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salt 0.9g
Ingredients
- 50g slightly salted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
- 250g fine polenta or cornmeal, plus extra for dusting
- 325g can sweetcorn, drained
- 250ml buttermilk
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 100g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Method
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and brush a 900g loaf tin with melted butter, then dust it with polenta and shake out the excess. Tip 175g of the sweetcorn into a food processor with the remaining ingredients and 1 tsp salt. Blend until smooth, then remove the blade and stir through most of the remaining sweetcorn.
Pour the batter into the tin, scatter over the last of the sweetcorn and bake for 45-50 mins until risen and golden. Insert a skewer into the centre – it should come out with a few moist crumbs, but the mixture should not be wet. Return to the oven for a further 5-10 mins if necessary, then test again.
Cool the loaf in its tin for 10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Will keep, wrapped in cling film, for up to 3 days, or freeze in slices for up to 2 months.
