Buttermilk Cornbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 butter a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 3 melt butter in large saucepan over low heat;whisk in buttermilk, then eggs.
• 4 mix all remaining ingredients in large bowl;stir in buttermilk mixture;transfer to prepared baking pan.
• 5 bake corn bread until edges are lightly browned and tested inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• 6 cool completely in pan.
• 7 if using in dressing, cover tightly and store at room temperature at least a day and up to two days.