Advent Calendar Cookbook—Day 7: Sweet Cornbread

Recipe submitted by Sarah Wingo, Librarian for English Literature, Theatre, and Romance Languages & Literature

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter (helps if you leave it out to soften for a bit before you begin).
• 1 cup sugar.
• 2 eggs.
• 2 cups flour.
• 6 tablespoons cornmeal (I will sometimes add a little more).
• 3 teaspoons baking powder.
• ½ teaspoon salt.
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda.
• 1 cup milk.
• ¼ – ½ stick softened butter to spread over top of bread after it finishes baking.

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease 9×13 pan.
• Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
• Add eggs to butter and sugar mixture.
• In a separate bowl combine remaining dry ingredients.
• Add combined dry ingredients into the sugar butter egg mixture.
• Add milk.
• Pour cornbread batter into greased pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes (will usually turn a slightly golden brown color).
• Immediately after removing from over spread top of cornbread generously with soft butter (usually I will use just about ¼ – ½ of a stick of butter).