Marie Callender's Famous Golden Cornbread By Todd Wilbur

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

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk (i've used low fat, and even skim milk and they work fine, but the best is the whole milk!)
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup honey

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 combine all the dry ingredients in medium bowl.
• 3 add the milk, shortening, and egg and mix only until all the ingredients are well combined.
• 4 do not overmix.
• 5 pour the batter into a greased 8x8-inch pan.
• 6 bake for 25-30 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• 7 let cool slightly before slicing.
• 8 slice with sharp knife into 9 pieces.
• 9 serve warm with honey butter, if desired.
• 10 for the honey butter, use a mixer on high speed to whip the butter and honey together until smooth and fluffy.