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Cornbread Recipe, Natural-Style


Most recipes at pccuisine.com are made with whole foods, like whole-grain corn meal. Look for whole grain corn meal at health food stores. The typical "degerminated corn meal" found at most stores has the corn germ removed. Similar to wheat germ, the corn germ contains added nutrients. Why not go whole-grain?!


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, and a bit healthier than the average recipe.


Out of buttermilk? Sour-up some regular milk, adding a squeeze of lemon, or dash of white vinegar. Or use plain yogurt, thinned just a bit with water. Good stuff.




Maple-Pear Corn Bread Recipe


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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.