Low Fat Cornsticks Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup yellow cornmeal

-- preferably stone ground

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 large egg

1 large egg white

2 1/4 cups buttermilk

3 tablespoons canola oil

Method

1.Preheat oven to 450°F.

Place 2 well seasoned cast-iron comstick molds in oven to preheat for 10 to 15 minutes.

2 In a large bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3.In a medium bowl, whisk egg, egg white, buttermilk and oil until smooth.

Make a well in the dry ingredients.

Add wet ingredients and stir with a whisk until smooth.

4.Remove molds from oven and brush them with oil or coat with nonstick spray.

Spoon about 1 1/2 tablespoons batter into each depression.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until deep golden on the bottom and golden with darker spots on top.

5.Invert cornsticks onto a wire rack and let cool.

Brush crumbs from molds and spray again.

Repeat with remaining batter.

(Baking time may be longer because molds have cooled slightly.)

MAKES ABOUT 2 1/2 DOZEN CORNSTICKS.

55 calories per comstick; 2 grams protein; 2 grams fat (0.

3 gram saturated fat); 7 grams carbohydrate; 120 mg sodium; 8 mg cholesterol; 1 gram fiber.

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