Ingredients
- 1/2 pound butter
- 1/4 pound sugar
- 1/2 ounce salt
- 3/4 ounce baking powder
- 1/2 pound cornmeal
- 3/4 pound all purpose flour
- zest of 2 limes
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 4 ounces honey
- kernels cut from 3 ears of corn, sauteed and reserved
- 1 cup thinly sliced scallions
Method
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Cream butter and sugar well.
- Combine baking powder, cornmeal and flour.
- Combine zest, eggs, buttermilk and honey.
- Alternate adding wet, then dry ingredients, to creamed butter mixture. Mix well.
- Fold in scallions and corn.
- Form into loaf and bake uncovered in 350F oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
