Cornbread

I was talking yesterday about making some bread and when I was looking threw my recipes I came across this and remember that actually this is rather fun and goes well with things on a barbeque .So with the good weather of the past few day I thought I would post this so you can have a go at making it. Now if you like you can add a little cheese to them or pepper, whatever you like but the basic recipe is as follows

You will need

375g/13oz plain flour
225g/8oz cornmeal
1 tsp salt
4tsp baking powder
110g/4oz sugar
480ml/17floz milk
2 eggs
110g/4oz butter
A small tin sweet corn kernels, or use fresh

Now you can make them on a baking try but I like to make them in a muffin try as it gives them some shape.

Preheat your oven to 200c/400f and grease your tin that you are going to bake them in. then get a big bowl and add the flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder and sugar. Combine them together, then make a well in the centre.

Now melt the butter and beat the eggs in to the milk. Now add all the egg and milk mix along with the melted butter in to the dry mix and make a batter. It needs to be a about the same as a cake batter mix, not to thin. Then add the sweet corn and mix that in to the batter as well.

Now pour the batter in to the greased try that you did earlier and then bake in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes. Now like I said I like to use a muffin try and you can use paper cases as well, in fact now I think about it, it is probably the better idea as you will not get any sticking at all.

Once the cornbread is ready take it from the oven, you are looking for a golden colour and slightly springy to the touch.

Then allow them to cool down slightly before cutting in half and having with a load of butter. Not very good for you but do not have them every day and you will be fine.