Balkan-Style Savory Cornbread
Description
Unlike typically sweet cornbread, this version uses spinach, feta, and buttermilk with the cornmeal for a savory, tangy, moist bread.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon butter
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2 tablespoons cornmeal for dusting
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup semolina flour
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1/2 cup cornmeal
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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4 cups chopped fresh spinach
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3 cups buttermilk
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1 cup brine-packed feta cheese, crumbled
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4 eggs, lightly beaten
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2/3 cup vegetable oil
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter 9x13-inch baking pan; sprinkle 2 tablespoons cornmeal on bottom.
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Sift all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 1/2 cup cornmeal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk spinach, buttermilk, feta cheese, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a separate large bowl. Stir flour mixture into spinach mixture just until pourable batter forms. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
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Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.