Amaranth Maple Cornbread
Ingredients
- vegetable oil cooking spray ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil ⓘ
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 cup uncooked amaranth ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk ⓘ
- 2/3 cup maple syrup ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil ⓘ
- 2 eggs ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Coat a 9-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray and 1 teaspoon oil. Place in a 400° oven for 7 minutes.
- Combine cornmeal and next 5 ingredients (cornmeal through salt) in a large bowl. Combine buttermilk, syrup, 2 tablespoons oil, and eggs in a small bowl; stir well with a wire whisk. Add to cornmeal mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Pour batter into the preheated skillet; sprinkle the pecans over batter. Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
890
kcal
45% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).