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Good-for-you cornbread

Makes 10 servings.

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup buttermilk, 1% fat

1 large egg

1/4 cup soft tub margarine

1 teaspoon vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar and baking powder.
• In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.
• Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
• Add margarine, and mix by hand or with a mixer for 1 minute.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in an 8-by-8-inch greased baking dish. Cool.
• Cut into 10 squares and serve.

Nutrition information

Serving size: 1 square. Amount per serving: 178 calories, 6g total fat (1g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 27g carbohydrates, 4g protein, 1g dietary fiber, 94mg sodium.

Source: National Institutes of Health