Dry Corn Bread for Bread Pudding

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 425F and grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2. 2
   Melt butter and cool.
3. 3
   Into a bowl sift together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. 4
   In a small bowl whisk together butter, milk, and egg, and stir into cornmeal mixture until just combined.
5. 5
   Pour batter into baking pan and bake in middle of oven until pale golden and a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
6. 6
   Cool corn bread in pan on a rack 5 minutes.
7. 7
   Invert corn bread onto rack and cool completely.