Crusty Corn Bread

Ingredients: 

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup unprocessed uncooked wheat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 egg
3 tablespoons corn oil

Yield: 

1

Method: 

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine the buttermilk, egg, and oil and add to the dry ingredients, stirring just until the dry ingredients are moistened.

Pour the batter into an 8- by 8-inch pan or cast-iron skillet. (If using cast-iron, preheat the skillet in the oven for 3 minutes before adding the batter.) Bake for 20 minutes.

This recipe yields 10 servings. Serving size: 1/10 recipe.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Polyunsaturated Fat, 1 Starch.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 113; Calories from Fat 50; Total Fat 6g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 22mg; Sodium 391mg; Carbohydrate 14g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 1g; Protein 3g.