High-Altitude Cornbread

Description

I don’t know if cornbread was ever designed to be baked above sea level, but this recipe creates lighter but sturdy cornbread. This is not a light-as-air muffin, but dang is it good!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a 9×9-inch baking pan.
  2. Sift flour with sugar
  3. baking powder
  4. and salt. Stir in cornmeal.
  5. Beat eggs briefly in another bowl; add milk and melted butter. Pour into the flour mixture and stir just until moist. Pour into the prepared pan.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cornbread comes out clean
  7. 20 to 22 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 12

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