Almost Fat-free Cornbread
Pumpkin, this recipe's secret ingredient, lends both a deep golden color and welcome moistness to an already exceptional bread. The corn and pumpkin combination makes it a perfect choice with most foods from the Americas, especially soups, stews, and bean dishes. For a low-fat cornbread with a lighter texture than this non-fat version, add 1/4 cup of canola oil and 1 egg yolk to the wet ingredients and follow the rest of the recipe.
| Author: | Inspired by Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites, pg.110 |
| Yield: | 8 x 8" cornbread |
| Prep time: | 00:20 |
| Cook time: | 00:25 |
| Category: | Bread/Dough |
| Cuisine: | American |
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Ingredients
| 2 tbsp. | brown sugar |
| 2 | egg whites |
| 3/4 cups | buttermilk, (or non-fat yogurt) |
| 1/2 cups | puréed cooked pumpkin, (or sweet potato / winter squash baby food) |
| 1 cups | cornmeal |
| 1 cups | unbleached white flour |
| 1/2 tsp. | salt |
| 1 tbsp. | baking powder |
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (165 °C).
- Prepare an 8 x 8" baking pan with canola oil or cooking spray. Set it aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, egg whites, yogurt or buttermilk, and pumpkin until frothy. Sift the cornmeal, flour, salt, and baking powder into the mixing bowl.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour the batter into the oiled pan and bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes.
- Serve hot or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
8 x 8" cornbread per recipe
Serving size 1 serving
| Amount per serving Calories156 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat 1g | 2% | ||
| Saturated Fat | |||
| Trans Fat | |||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% | ||
| Sodium 341mg | 14% | ||
| Total Carbohydrate 32g | 11% | ||
| Dietary Fiber 1g | 4% | ||
| Total Sugars | |||
| Includes Added Sugars | |||
| Protein 6g | |||
The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrition in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.