Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Easy Cornbread

My son K got his G2 driver's licence yesterday! This means he can drive on his own now with few restrictions. We are so happy for him but this brings new worries of course! A 16 year old boy on the roads with all that adrenaline...hmm. We will have to phase this in.


Easy Cornbread

Marie at The English Kitchen recently posted her  ex Mother-in-law's Cornbread recipe and it sounded so simple I decided to try it!  My family loves cornbread muffins so I thought they would like this.

It turned out great and you could really taste the cornmeal.  Here's Marie's recipe with just the cup measurements.  And I line my pans with parchment paper instead of greasing and flouring it.

Makes one 9 inch round or square pan,
or 12 small muffins


7/8 cup of  flour
 sugar (1/4 cup)
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 cup cornmeal
1  egg, beaten
 milk (1 cup)
 vegetable oil (1/4 cup)

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 9 inch round or square baking tin with parchment paper. (Or 12 small muffin cups). Set aside.

Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and corn meal into a bowl. Beat together the egg, milk and vegetable oil. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and mix quickly just to combine. Pour into the prepared pan(s). Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until well risen and lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Serve warm, cut into wedges or squares.


7 comments:

Heather said...

Congratulations to your son!

The cornbread looks delicious - my kids love it - i will have to give it a try!

have a great day!

Anonymous said...

yes, congratulations to your son, exciting , maybe a bit worrying times a head ( mine are in their 30's) take it from me, you and he will be fine,
I also copied Maries recipe for cornbread, she is a terrific cook!

Valerie-Jael said...

This looks really delicious - you are always tempting me with all your lovely recipes! Valerie

Kathy G said...

You've survived one new driver, so I KNOW you can do it this time :-)

Anonymous said...

Congrats to K! He must be thrilled to drive alone now. The recipe looks easy, Christine. Thanks for sharing.

Joanna Jenkins said...

Congratulations to K on getting his license. That's BIG!

I'm a big cornbread fan and actually made some last night! I'll give this recipe a try next time. Thanks.

Merry Christmas, xo jj

Kay said...

Congratulations to K! I remember when my children were learning. Sigh... I'm glad those days are past and they are excellent drivers now.