Easy Pumpkin Cornbread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

Quick and easy cornbread baked with pumpkin puree is a great way to enjoy sweet winter squash.

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups cornmeal
2 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
2 Stir milk, sugar, and butter together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until butter and sugar melt, 1 to 2 minutes.
3 Mix milk mixture and pumpkin puree together in a bowl. Add cornmeal into pumpkin mixture 1/2 cup at a time, stirring batter well after each addition. Stir egg yolks and salt into batter.
4 Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean, about 35 minutes.