The Perfect Cornbread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup corn
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly (1 stick)

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to middle position. preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 spray 8-inch-square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 whisk flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl until combined; set aside.
• 4 in food processor or blender, process brown sugar, corn kernels, and buttermilk until combined, about 5 seconds.
• 5 add eggs and process until well combined (corn lumps will remain), about 5 seconds longer.
• 6 using rubber spatula, make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.
• 7 pour wet ingredients into well.
• 8 begin folding dry ingredients into wet, giving mixture only a few turns to barely combine.
• 9 add melted butter and continue folding until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• 10 pour batter into prepared baking dish; smooth surface with rubber spatula.
• 11 bake until deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.
• 12 cool on wire rack rack 10 minutes.
• 13 best served warm; leftovers can be wrapped in foil and reheated in a 350 degree fahrenheit oven for 10 to 15 minutes.