Good-for-You Cornbread
By Librarian101 ~ December 9th, 2008. Filed under: Breads, Cooking, Healthy-Cooking.
This is not only good for you, but good in you—making it a healthy comfort food.
Ingredients:
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk
1 egg, whole
¼ cup margarine, regular, tub
1 teaspoon vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.
3. In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.
4. Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to dry ingredients.
5. Add margarine and mix by hand or with mixer for 1 minute.
6. Bake for 20–25 minutes in an 8 x 8-inch, greased baking dish. Cool. Cut into 10 squares.
Yield: 10 servings
Serving size: 1 square
Per Serving:
Calories: 178
Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 22 mg
Sodium: 94 mg
Total Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 27 g
Potassium: 132 mg