Makes 10 servings
Serving Size: 1 square

1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
¼ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk, 1% fat
1 egg, whole
¼ cup margarine, regular, tub
1 teaspoon vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.

3. In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.

4. Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to the dry ingredients.

5. Add margarine and mix by hand or with a mixer for 1 minute.

6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in an 8 by 8-inch greased baking dish. Cool.

7. Cut into 10 squares. One percent (1%) milk and a small amount of margarine make this cornbread lower in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Nutrition Facts
Calories: 178
Fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 22 mg
Sodium: 94 mg

Contributed by “Stay Young at Heart,” National Heart Lung Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.