Microwave Cornbread!?!

Ingredients List:

  • 1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1/2 Cup Cornmeal Flour
  • 2 Tbsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 Cup Milk
  • 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Olive Oil

Tools:
Wooden Spoon
Whisk
Mixing Bowl
8×8 Baking Dish
Butter, or Cooking Spray

Mix the solids, and whisk the liquids, add the liquids to the solids to and whisk until a batter forms. Don’t want any dry clumps in it. Once it’s well whisked, pour into a glass baking dish, your preference of thickness, but we chose a typical 8×8 baking dish. Microwave (on high, we have a 900-watt) for 3 minutes 30 seconds, and voila. In less than 10 minutes, on the first try, you have some delicious cornbread.

On Sunday I made Chili, and my fiancee made cornbread waffles bowls. While that was good she wanted to have regular cornbread the following day with the left-overs. But, I inadvertently occupied our oven with a banana bread, without thinking about how long it takes to bake and how close dinner was.

Luckily we have a microwave, and a quick “Hey Google” later and I was happy to discover that yes, there are recipes out there. I settled on a simple one that goes as follows