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Buttermilk Corn Bread

Make this bread, which is used in "Southwest Corn Bread Stuffing With Corn And Green Chilies" and "Southern Corn Bread Stuffing With Smoked Ham And Yams" (see recipes), at least one day and up to two days ahead of time.

Courses: Breads
Serves: 10 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozUnsalted butter - (1 stick)
1 1/2 cups 355mlButtermilk
2 cups 396g / 13ozEggs (large)
2 cups 125g / 4.4ozYellow cornmeal
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozUnbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup 99g / 3.5ozSugar
4 teaspoons 20mlBaking powder
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlGround black pepper

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 13- by 9- by 2-inch metal baking pan. Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. Whisk in buttermilk, then eggs. Mix all remaining ingredients in large bowl. Stir in buttermilk mixture. Transfer to prepared pan.

Bake corn bread until edges are lightly browned and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan. If using in stuffing, cover tightly and store at room temperature at least 1 day and up to 2 days.

This recipe yields 10 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, November 2001

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