I’ve been making a corn bread lately that meets family approval, so thought I would share it. This is the basic recipe that can be enhanced with a variety of additions….
Ingredients
- 1 cup course yellow corn meal
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3/4 to 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Putting it all together
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add all dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to insure they are well mixed.
- Add the egg, olive oil and 3/4 cup milk.
- Whisk the ingredients together until blended. Add more milk if required to
- Add 1 Tbs olive oil to a cast iron skillet (or oven proof skillet/dish).
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for five minutes before cutting.
Serves 5-6.
Variations
To the above recipe, a number of ingredients can be added. Use your imagination…
- 1/2 cup roasted corn
- 1/2 cup sauteed (red) bell pepper
- 1/2 to 1 finely chopped jalapeno pepper
- 1/2 cup crumbled crisp bacon