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Good-for-you Cornbread

Adapted from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

En Español (Spanish Version)

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size	1 square
Calories	178
Total Fat	6 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Cholesterol	22 mg
Sodium	94 mg

Servings and Times TOP

Servings

Ingredients and Preparation TOP

Ingredients	Measures
Cornmeal	1 cup
Flour	1 cup
White sugar	¼ cup
Baking powder	1 teaspoon
Buttermilk, 1% fat	1 cup
Egg	1
Margarine, regular, tub	¼ cup
Vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)	1 teaspoon

Tip: Use 1% milk and a small amount of margarine to make this cornbread lower in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.
In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.
Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
Add margarine and mix by hand or with a mixer for 1 minute.
Bake for 20-25 minutes in an 8-by-8 inch greased baking dish. Cool. Cut into 10 squares.

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