Cranberry-walnut Cornbread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup fine-grind yellow cornmeal, preferably stone ground
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar (or granulated maple sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 orange, zest of
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°; grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or spray it with cooking spray.
• 2 combine cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, and orange zest in a bowl.
• 3 add in the cranberries and walnuts; stir to combine.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix the eggs and buttermilk with a whisk; add to the dry ingredients and pour the melted butter on top.
• 5 stir just until all ingredients are moistened and thoroughly blended; don't overmix.
• 6 pour batter into prepared pan; bake in the center of the oven for 35-40 minutes, until cornbread is golden around the edges and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean; let stand for 15 minutes before cutting into thick slices to serve.