Cornbread

Ingredients for Cornbread

• 140g fine cornmeal

• 140g flour

• 70g granulated sugar

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 375ml buttermilk

• 2 eggs

• 113g melted butter + 2 tbsp

Directions

• To a mixing bowl, add the cornmeal, flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and baking soda and mix till combined

• Melt the butter and let cook slightly

• Add the buttermilk and 2 eggs and mix

• Add the melted butter 1/3 at a time and mix until just combined each time you add butter

• Do not overmix!

• If you find your batter is a bit too thick just add some milk until its pourable like the consistency in the video but you shouldn't need to

• Preheat the oven to 180C fan/ 200c/ 400F/ gas 6

• Add 2 tbsp unsalted butter to your dish and add to the oven to melt

• Add the mixture to the dish and smooth the top of the cornbread

• Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes or until golden brown on top, to see if its cooked put a toothpick into the centre and it should come out clean