Healthy Kids Homemade Cornbread Recipe
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or cast iron skillet with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and kosher salt.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the butter, egg and milk. Stir until the mixture comes together and there are just a few lumps.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan or skillet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Serve warm or at room temperature with a drizzle of honey or maple syrup, if desired.
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About This Healthy Recipe
Cornbread is a favorite side-dish of many, especially when paired with southern-style dishes. But if you are avoiding gluten in your diet, it may be hard to find a gluten free cornbread recipe that tastes as good as the “original.” That is, until you give this delicious gluten-free cornbread a try! Not only is the recipe gluten free but it is also heart healthy, since it is low in sodium, saturated fat and calories. Here’s how we make this delicious cornbread healthier: Gluten Free Although cornmeal is gluten free, many commercially prepared products also include gluten-containing flour. And if you leave the flour out, you may be left with a gluten free but dense cornbread with a taste that just doesn’t quite cut it. With this gluten free cornbread recipe, we use gluten free baking flour in addition to cornmeal to create a cornbread that is fluffy and crumbly. Adding a bit more baking powder to the recipe also keeps it light. Lower in Sodium While most cornbread doesn’t taste salty, there can be a good deal of sodium in them if they are commercially prepared or made from a mix. That’s because many preservatives contain sodium. But when you make recipes at home, you can better control what goes in them and that’s how we were able to create a low sodium cornbread with just 134mg per serving. The sodium comes primarily from the small amount of salt used, as well as the baking powder, but unsalted butter is called for in the recipe. Lower in Fat Although cornbread is technically not a low fat bread or side dish, we have managed to make this recipe with less fat than more traditional recipes. This low fat cornbread version includes less butter, only one egg and 1% milk to keep the fat content in check. You’ll still taste the buttery goodness but your heart will thank you for the lower amount of fat it contains. Lower in Calories As we made changes to lower the amount of fat and sugar this recipe contains, the substitutions resulted in a low calorie cornbread recipe. At 235 calories per slice, we’re not advocating that you finish the entire recipe in one sitting, but a serving of this decadent bread can fit into an otherwise healthy eating plan.
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