There's nothing like a slice of cornbread to go along with chili or beans!
Ingredients
Cornmeal and Milk
3 cups Cornmeal
2 ¼ cups Milk
Remaining Ingredients
8 tbsp Butter - melted
4 Egg yolks
4 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
1 cup Flour
5 tsp Baking powder
Egg Whites
4 Egg whites - whipped
Directions
Heat Oven and Mix Cornmeal and Hot Milk
1
Set oven to 425°F and place into it a heavy baking pan or 10" iron skillet.
2
Heat milk to near-boiling and mix well with the cornmeal. Cover and let rest for at least 5 minutes, and proceed to prepping remaining ingredients.
While Batter is Resting
3
Blend together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
4
Separate egg yolks and whites and whip egg whites into soft peaks.
Mix in Remaining Ingredients
5
Beat in butter, egg yolks, sugar, and salt into the batter, then mix in the sifted dry ingredients.
6
Fold in the whipped egg whites.
Bake
7
Grease the pre-heated pan and pour the batter into it.
Bake for 20 to 30 Minutes depending or thickness, or until done.
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Ingredients
Cornmeal and Milk
3 cups Cornmeal
2 ¼ cups Milk
Remaining Ingredients
8 tbsp Butter - melted
4 Egg yolks
4 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
1 cup Flour
5 tsp Baking powder
Egg Whites
4 Egg whites - whipped