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Blueberry cornbread

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Blueberry cornbread, from the video Makes 12
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • 2 whole large whole eggs
  • white sugar
Whisk the eggs and a little white sugar vigorously in a mixing bowl for about one minute.
  • regular whole milk
  • buttermilk
Add the whole milk and the buttermilk and whisk briefly.
  • melted butter
  • all-purpose flour
  • cornmeal
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
Add the melted butter, all-purpose flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda; whisk just until the flour disappears.
Butter, flour, cornmeal and leaveners
  • 1 lb blueberries
Stir in the blueberries with a spatula until evenly combined.
Stirring in a pound of blueberries
  • butter
Transfer to a generously buttered baking dish, smooth the top and shake to settle and remove large air pockets.
Bake in the centre of a 400 degree oven about 50 to 60 minutes; test with a skewer, which should come out clean.
Cool before cutting into 12 pieces.
Cooling, cutting and the sunken berries
Variation: to keep large berries from sinking, use smaller berries, or stir half into the batter and scatter the other half over the top.