Recipe: Sweet Cornbread with Honey Butter

Sweet Cornbread with Honey Butter

1/2 cup cornmeal
1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup oil
3 tbsp. melted butter
1 tbsp. honey
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups milk
Honey Butter, optional (recipe follows)

Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add oil, butter, honey, eggs and milk; stir until just blended. Pour into greased 8-inch square baking pan.

Bake in preheated 350F oven for 35 minutes. To make cornbread muffins, just spoon batter into greased or paper-lined muffin cups and bake for about 18 minutes.

To make Honey Butter:
Whip 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
Mix in 2 tbsp. honey, or to taste.

Yield: 9 large squares
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