Good-for-You Cornbread
Use 1% buttermilk and a small amount of margarine to make this cornbread lower in saturated fat and cholesterol.
1 cup cornmeal 1 cup flour ¼ cup white sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 cup buttermilk, low-fat 1 egg, whole ¼ cup soft (tub) margarine 1 tsp vegetable oil (to grease baking pan) |
- 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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Yield: 10 servings Serving size: 1 square Each serving provides: Calories: 178 Fat: 6 g Saturated fat: 1 g |
Cholesterol: 22 mg Sodium: 94 mg Fiber: 1 g Protein: 4 g Carbohydrate: 27 g Potassium: 132 mg |
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Reprinted with the permission of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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