This delicious Blue Corn Cornbread is made with blue cornmeal for a cool look, and has a tender and soft texture.
Ingredients
3/4cupbutterat room temperature
1cupsugar
3extra large eggs
1.5cupsmilk
10ozall purpose flour, by weight(2 cups, measured)
5ozblue cornmeal, by weight(1 cup, measured)
4.5tspbaking powder
1tspsea salt
1cupcorn kernelsoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand mixer/by hand), cream the butter and sugar.
Next, whisk the eggs and milk in a bowl until blended. In another bowl, sift together the flour, blue cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar with the mixer on low speed, then 1/2 the egg/milk mixture, then 1/3 of the flour mixture, the last half of the egg/milk mixture, then the rest of the flour mixture, waiting until each installment is absorbed before adding the next. If adding the corn kernels, stir them in with a spatula just before the last installment of flour is incorporated.
Pour the cornbread batter into a butter greased 13 x 9 x 2inch baking dish. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cut your cornbread into squares, and drizzle honey or spread butter onto your cornbread when ready to serve.