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Good-for-you cornbread

Makes 10 servings.

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup flour

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup buttermilk, 1% fat

1 large egg

1/4 cup soft tub margarine

1 teaspoon vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar and baking powder.
In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.
Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to the dry ingredients.
Add margarine, and mix by hand or with a mixer for 1 minute.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in an 8-by-8-inch greased baking dish. Cool.
Cut into 10 squares and serve.

Nutrition information

Serving size: 1 square. Amount per serving: 178 calories, 6g total fat (1g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 27g carbohydrates, 4g protein, 1g dietary fiber, 94mg sodium.

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute