Polenta Cornbread

Photo: flickr user grongar

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup polenta

2 tablespoons sugar

teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon salt

2 lrgs eggs

1 cup buttermilk

cup butter or margarine - (⅛ lb) melted, cooled

Preparation

In a bowl, mix flour, polenta, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs to blend with buttermilk and 1/4 cup butter; pour into flour mixture. Stir batter until evenly moistened.

Scrape batter into a buttered 8-inch square pan and spread level.

Bake in a 400 degrees oven until cornbread is browned, springs back when lightly pressed in the center, and begins to pull from pan sides, 20 to 25 minutes. Use hot or cool.

This recipe yields 9 servings or 2 quarts 1/2-inch cubes.

Comments: You can bake the cornbread 1 day before making the dressing; cool, wrap airtight, and store at room temperature.