Wholesome Soaked Cornbread

Recipe Description:

Here is a tasty and wholesome version of cornbread. Soaking the cornmeal in lime water helps the phytic acid in the corn break down. Though it sounds complicated, it really isn’t and only takes a minute.

Prep Time: 14 Hours and 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 9

Difficulty: Moderate

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup whole meal cornmeal that has been soaked in lime water

1 cup freshly-ground whole wheat flour

3/4 cup raw milk

2 Tablespoons kefir whey

1 pastured egg

5 teaspoons non-aluminum baking powder (Rumford)

1/3 cup Sucanat

2 Tablespoons melted butter

Recipe Instructions:

First, you will need to make some "lime water." It is very easy. Just put about 1 inch of "pickling lime" into the bottom of a 2-quart jar. Fill with water, cover tightly and shake well. Then, let it sit on the counter all night and the lime will settle.

In the morning, carefully pour off the slightly cloudy liquid, leaving the lime in the jar. Save the liquid in a cool place, but there is no need to refrigerate it.

Stir 3/4 cup lime water into the cornmeal, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it soak overnight.

Line a colander or wire strainer with a cotton cloth and set it in bowl and then pour the soaked meal into it and let the liquid drain out. Next, add fresh water, stir it up again and let it drain again.

Finally, gather up the cloth and carefully press as much liquid as you can from the soaked cornmeal and empty the damp meal into a mixing bowl.

Then it is time to make the cornbread. This all can sound rather complicated, but it takes much more time to talk about it than to actually do it, and like so many things, after a bit of practice it becomes second-nature.

In a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, milk and whey. Stir well. Cover with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for at least 7 hours, or up to 12.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.

Add the baking powder, egg and Sucanat to the soaked mixture and stir together thoroughly. Add the melted butter and incorporate.

Pour into prepared baking dish. Place in the 425 degree F oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes.

Author: loves2spin

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