Maple Pecan Cornbread With Maple Butter

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk*
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup
• 1 teaspoon maple flavoring

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Grease 8-inch square baking pan; set aside.
3. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl; set aside.
4. Combine eggs, 3 tablespoons butter and brown sugar in another bowl.
5. Beat at medium speed until well mixed.
6. Add buttermilk, 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1 teaspoon maple flavoring.
7. Continue beating until well mixed.
8. Add flour mixture.
9. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
10. Stir in pecans.
11. Spoon into prepared pan.
12. Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
13. Combine all maple butter ingredients in bowl.
14. Beat at medium speed until fluffy.
15. Serve with warm cornbread.

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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/2554/maple-pecan-cornbread-with-maple-butter (may not work)