Mom's Best Skillet Cornbread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/3 cups cornmeal
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 2/3 cup flour
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons skim milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 tablespoons nonfat yogurt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg whites, only

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 oil a cast ironskillet and heat in the oven while you make the batter.
• 3 sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• 4 whisk together buttermilk and corn syrup until well blended, add skim milk, whisk again. whisk in yogurt until just dissolved.
• 5 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 6 pour milk mixture into flour mixture and stir well.
• 7 fold in the egg whites.
• 8 remove skillet from oven, spray with pam (or melt a bit of butter in it). pour in batter and bake about 15 minutes till lightly golden. serve warm.
• 9 note: it is important to use a pre-heated cast-iron skillet. i've tried other dishes but it won't seem to cook properly in anything else.