Cornbread I
Cornbread is a type of quick bread made of cornmeal and sometimes supplemented with wheat flour. Some variations may include whole corn kernels.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) cornmeal
- 1 cup (140 g / 4.9 oz) all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 fl oz) milk
- 1 ea. (50 g) egg
- ¼ cup (60 g / 2.1 oz) shortening, melted
- ¼ cup (55 g / 1.9 oz) white granulated sugar (optional)
- ½ of a 15 oz can whole corn kernels, drained (optional)
- ¼ ea. onion, finely chopped (optional)
Ingredients for 8 servings (790 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease an 8 in baking pan.
Oven - 2
Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- 3
Add egg, milk, and shortening.
- 4
Beat until fairly smooth (about a minute).
- 5
If using corn and/or onion, fold in these ingredients.
- 6
Pour the mixture into the baking pan.
- 7
Bake for 20–25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If corn is added to batter, increase time by ~50%
Oven - 8
Serve hot!
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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