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Milk and Honey Cookbook
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and devotional,
From the Land of Milk and Honey, is available online at
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I've been feeling pretty healthy about the corn bread recipe variations I've been making; they're made with whole grain corn meal, with good oils, and with extra fruits in for flavor and sweetness.
Check out the Corn Bread Recipe with Apples and Sage; it goes great with meat dishes. And the all-purpose, basic Corn Bread Recipe is good too (just a bit healthier than your average recipe).
Remember: if you don't have buttermilk on hand, you can always sour-up a bit of regular milk. I've also used plain yogurt; it substitutes just fine, although it might need a tablespoon of extra water. Good stuff.
Maple-Pear Corn Bread Recipe
The pears and golden raisins make this corn bread recipe sweet enough for dessert- a healthy option! Ideally, start with room-temperature ingredients. Serves 5-6.
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c. buttermilk
- 1/4 c. maple syrup
- 1/4 c. cold-pressed corn oil (or substitute olive oil)
- 2/3 c. flour
- 2/3 c. corn meal (from health food store, not degerminated)
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 or 2 Bosc pears, or other variety (to equal 1 1/2 c.)
- 1/3 c. golden raisins (or substitute regular)
Prepare 9" loaf pan: Butter it well, line bottom with wax paper, butter again, then dust with flour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In mixing bowl, stir well: > 2 eggs
To beaten eggs, add: > 3/4 c. buttermilk > 1/4 c. maple syrup > 1/4 c. cold-pressed corn oil (or substitute olive oil)
In separate bowl, mix dry ingredients well: > 2/3 c. flour > 2/3 c. corn
meal (from health food store, not degerminated) > 1/4 c. sugar > 4
tsp. baking powder > 1/4 tsp. salt
Peel and dice: > 1 or 2 Bosc pears, or other variety (to equal 1 1/2 c.)
To the bowl of wet ingredients, add: > 1/3 c. golden raisins (or
substitute regular) > the diced pears > the dry ingredients
Stir just until smooth. Pour into prepared loaf pan; bake at 375 degrees for
50-60 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Let rest a bit to
set up. Slide knife around sides to loosen, and turn out of pan.