Can't-Tell-It's-Gluten-Free Corn Bread

This quick and easy corn bread, made with butter and cornmeal, pairs with a variety of meals and is so good you can't tell it's gluten free.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 22 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 149 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup stone ground cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup 1% milk
• cooking spray
• ⅓ cup white sugar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free baking powder
• 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour (such as Tom Sawyer®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum together in a bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives until reduced to pea-sized pieces.

Step 3

Whisk milk and egg together in a bowl; stir into the cornmeal mixture until just combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until top is light brown, about 22 minutes.