Buttermilk Corn Bread - 12 servings

Preparation: 10 min. Cooking: 30 min. Total: 40 min.
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  • 2 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted
  • 6 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt (necessary)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into small pieces
  • 1-1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs

Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter bottom and sides of a 10 in. cast iron skillet or 9x9 in. baking pan. Mix first 6 ingredients in a food processor. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Beat buttermilk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and process until just blended. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake about 30 minutes, until golden on top and tester comes out clean when inserted into center. Cool in pan on rack.

Calories Fat Carbs Protein Fiber Sugar Cholesterol Sodium
270 Cal 11 g 37 g 6 g 1.3 g 8.7 g 76 mg 360 mg

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Nutrients

Calories 270 Cal  
Fat 11 g  
Carbs 37 g  
Protein 6 g  
Fiber 1.3 g  
Sugar 8.7 g  

Fats

Fat 11 g  
Fat, Sat. 5.9 g  
Fat, Mono. 3 g  
Fat, Poly. 0.87 g  
Cholesterol 76 mg  

Vitamins

Choline 40 mg 7.2%
Niacin 2.1 mg 13%
Panto. Acid 0.28 mg 5.7%
Riboflavin 0.3 mg 23%
Thiamin 0.27 mg 22%
Vitamin A 390 IU 13%
Vitamin B6 0.085 mg 5.3%
Vitamin B12 0.25 mcg 10%
Vitamin C 0.49 mg 0.54%
Vitamin D 5.2 IU 2.6%
Vitamin E 0.47 mg 3.1%
Vitamin K 1.3 mcg 1.1%

Minerals

Calcium 140 mg 14%
Copper 0.042 mg 4.6%
Fluoride 1.1 mcg 27%
Iron 2 mg 25%
Magnesium 18 mg 4.3%
Manganese 0.12 mg 1.8%
Phosphorus 210 mg 29%
Potassium 130 mg 2.8%
Selenium 11 mcg 20%
Sodium 360 mg 24%
Zinc 0.5 mg 4.5%

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