Balkan-Style Savory Cornbread

Unlike typically sweet cornbread, this version uses spinach, feta, and buttermilk with the cornmeal for a savory, tangy, moist bread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 261 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal for dusting
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 cup brine-packed feta cheese, crumbled
• 0.5 cup cornmeal
• 0.66666668653488 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup semolina flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter 9x13-inch baking pan; sprinkle 2 tablespoons cornmeal on bottom.

Step 3

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.