corn bread Recipe

10 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • Amount Measure Ingredient
  • 1 Cup Yellow corn meal
  • 1 Cup Gluten-free flour of your choice
  • 4 Tablespoons White sugar (You can use more or less.)
  • 5-1/2 teaspoons Baking powder (The wheat-based version used 4. Gluten-free modification requires 50% more leavening.)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon Xanthan gum or guar gum (Note: you can make a 50%-50% mixture and you will get more spring.)
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1 to 1-1/4 Cups Milk
  • 1/4 Cup Melted margarine

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl.
  2. 2
    Add a good shake of ground cumin.
  3. 3
    (optional, but everyone misses it when I don't put it in)
  4. 4
    Mix eggs, milk, margarine together and add to dry ingredients.
  5. 5
    Mix well.
  6. 6
    Pour into prepared pan, bake and enjoy.
  7. 7
    Bake 20 - 25 minutes at 425A degrees F in an 8 inch square baking pan that has been greased and then floured with brown rice flour.
  8. 8
    The bread is done when a cake tester is inserted and comes out clean.
  9. 9
    You may need to put an aluminum foil tent over the cooking corn bread to prevent over-browning.
  10. 10
    Gluten-free flours tend to turn brown faster.
  11. 11
    we use earth balance vegan buttery sticks for the margarine, and 1% milk, but it is sinful if you use butter and whole milk instead.
  12. 12
    Additions to consider: 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with or without pecans and/or cinnamon for a dessert-style cornbread; or jalapeAos or drained mild Ortega chilies.
  13. 13
    This recipe keeps very well for 3-4 days, although it usually doesn't last that long.
  14. 14
    It also cuts in half and doubles very well.
  15. 15
    for using wheat flour, make the following changes:
  16. 16
    use only 4 t. baking powder.
  17. 17
    omit xanthan and guar gum.

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