CORNBREAD FOR DRESSING

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes one 8-inch square (enough for 1 recipe of Cornbread-and-Biscuit Dressing)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups buttermilk, room temperature
1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for baking dish

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish. Whisk together cornmeal, salt, sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and butter in a medium bowl. Add egg mixture to cornmeal mixture, and stir to combine.
Pour batter into prepared baking dish. Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly in dish on a wire rack. Run a knife around edges of dish to loosen, and invert onto rack to cool completely.