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The Best Moist Sweet Cornbread

A recipe we saved from Food.com, by Kittencalrecipezazz. The full recipe, with their photos and notes, is on their site.

The Best Moist Sweet Cornbread
Photo: Food.com, from the original recipe

Makes 16 squares  ·  Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
  • 1 1/4 cups half-and-half or milk
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/3 cup vegetable or olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 (10-ounce) can corn kernels, well drained

The short version

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F with a rack just below the middle, and butter an 8-inch square pan.
  2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and cayenne in one bowl, and the half-and-half, eggs, oil and butter in another.
  3. Stir the wet into the dry until just combined, then fold in the corn.
  4. Bake about 35 minutes, until a tester comes out clean.

Food.comThe Best Moist Sweet CornbreadRead the original recipe