Whole-Grain Cornbread Recipe

Whole-Grain Cornbread

WebMD Recipe from EatingWell.com


Made with whole-grain cornmeal and white whole-wheat flour, this healthy cornbread recipe is quick enough for a weeknight and perfect to serve with chili or instead of dinner rolls. We like to make a few extra batches of the dry mix and store it in the freezer. To make a batch of cornbread, just measure out 2 cups of dry mix and combine with the liquid ingredients. Serve the leftovers with a drizzle of honey for a treat or in the morning with scrambled eggs for breakfast. If you don’t want to pull out your food processor, you can skip pureeing the corn in Step 2 and instead whisk an 8-ounce can of creamed corn with the egg, milk, oil and sugar before combining with the dry ingredients.

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Ingredients
Prep: 10 minutes | Total Time: 45 minutes

• 1 1/4   cups
  yellow cornmeal, preferably whole-grain (see Tips)
  
• 3/4   cup
  white whole-wheat flour, (see Tips)
  
• 1   teaspoon
  baking powder
  
• 1/2   teaspoon
  salt
  
• 1   cup
  corn kernels, fresh or frozen, thawed
  
• 1  
  large egg
  
• 3/4   cup
  low-fat milk
  
• 3   tablespoons
  canola oil
  
• 3   tablespoons
  honey, or sugar
  

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat an 8-inch-square baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Pulse corn and egg in a food processor or blender until almost smooth. Add milk, oil and honey (or sugar); pulse until combined. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, spreading evenly.
3. Bake the cornbread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature

 


Tip

Whole-grain cornmeal (with the nutritious germ and fiber-rich bran left intact) is increasingly available in well-stocked supermarkets. Look for “whole grain” on the label. For this recipe, we recommend using “fine” or “medium” whole-grain cornmeal. White whole-wheat flour, made from a special variety of white wheat, is light in color and flavor but has the same nutritional properties as regular whole-wheat flour. It is available at large supermarkets and natural-foods stores. Store it in the freezer.

Nutritional Information

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Makes: 9 servings

• Calories188
• Fat6 g
  • Saturated fat1 g
  • Mono Fat3 g
• Cholesterol22 mg
• Carbohydrates30 g
  • Dietary fiber3 g
• Protein5 g
• Sodium209 mg
• Potassium147 mg

* Nutritional Guidelines based on the USDA's MyPlate Standards.

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