Cathy & Gary's Cornbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup sugar (or a little less depending on your preference)
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs (beaten in to the milk a bit)
• 1 cup fresh corn or 1 cup canned corn, drained
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped small

Recipe

• 1 butter and flour 8 inch pan.
• 2 put sugar, yellow corn meal, flour, baking powder,salt & red pepper flakes into a large bowl, and mix together lightly.
• 3 add milk, 2 eggs (beaten in to the milk a bit),corn, & red pepper.
• 4 stir everything together, don’t overmix, just moisten everything.
• 5 bake at 375 f for 30-40 minutes (this varies depending on the oven; put a toothpick in and if it comes out clean it is ready; also, it is a nice light golden brown on top when it’s ready)(don’t overcook, it dries out).
• 6 serve slightly warm (with butter of course).
• 7 recipe can easily be doubled and it freezes well good with soup or chili, can add a jalepeno pepper if you like it spicier.
• 8 no, i haven’t missed the oil or margarine – it doesn’t call for any shortening.