Corn Bread for Dressing

Name: Corn Bread for Dressing
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes about 4 1/2 cups crumbled
Ingredients: 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (not coarse); 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup whole milk; 2 tablespoons olive oil

August 20, 2004

This corn bread is on the dry side — ideal for our dressing (see Pork Chops with Pecan Corn Bread Dressing and Cider Gravy) but not for eating on its own.

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 30 min

Recipe information

Total Time
30 min
Yield
Makes about 4 1/2 cups crumbled

Ingredients

1/2 cup yellow cornmeal (not coarse)

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

1/2 cup whole milk

2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Step 2
Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together egg, milk, and oil in another bowl, then add to cornmeal mixture and stir until just combined.
Step 3
Pour batter into a greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan on a rack, then turn bread out onto rack to cool completely.

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