Molasses Corn Bread
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup unsulfered molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- Preheat oven to 400 F. and butter a 9-by-5-by-3 inch loaf pan.
- Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and whisk in cornmeal and sugar until combined well.
- In a bowl whisk together milk, molasses, and egg until just combined.
- Add butter to flour mixture and with an electric mixer beat until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Beat in milk mixture until just combined.
- Pour batter into pan and bake in middle of oven 35 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool corn bread in pan on a rack 10 minutes and turn out onto rack to cool completely.
- Corn bread may be made 2 days ahead and kept, wrapped in plastic wrap, in a cool, dry place.
flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, yellow cornmeal, sugar, milk, unsulfered molasses, egg, unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/molasses-corn-bread-14203 (may not work)