Cornmeal Muffins

From Nerd Meets Food | Cakes and Cookies | American

This is a 1908 circa recipe from a book that was written to promote the savings in grains and meat to support the war.

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cal Calories 260kcal
fat Total Fat 9g
High sat-fat Saturated Fat 4g
chol Cholesterol 50mg
High sodium Sodium 533mg
carbs Total Carbohydrate 40g
Serving size 141g Calories from fat 79kcal Fiber 3g Protein 7g Sugar 8g

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter (or other fat)
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp soda

Directions

  1. Dissolve soda in a little cold water.
  2. Mix ingredients adding soda last.
  3. Bake in hot oven for 20 minutes.

Tips

  • 1/2 tbsp baking powder (extra addition instead the soda after reconsidering the recipe)