CRUMBLY, SWEET AND BUTTERY CORNBREAD

Crumbly, Sweet and Buttery Cornbread image

Provided by PrincessPage

Categories Breads

Time 40m

Yield 8 pieces, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

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5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided, melted
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn oil, for baking

Steps:

Preheat oven to 424, in a medium sized cast iron skillet put corn oil and let it heat in the oven while it preheats.
Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
mix all wet ingredients together, except the corn oil that's used above and reserve 1 TBL of the melted butter.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, put the wet and stir as little as possible until combined. The batter may be lumpy.
pour into cast iron skillet and bake until set - around 25 to 30 minutes. After 15 minutes reduce oven heat to 400. Top with remaining 1 TBL melted butter and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.1, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 43.6, Sodium 482, Carbohydrate 43.7, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 14.2, Protein 5.5