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Maple Bacon Cornbread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | We loved this amazing #cornbread. It uses honey, #maplesyrup, molasses & uncured nitrate-free #bacon. Perfect for dunking in chili or soup. #glutenfree

Maple Bacon Cornbread

Teresa Ambra
This delicious southern-style cornbread includes maple syrup, honey, molasses and uncured nitrate free bacon. It's perfect crumbled up in a bowl of your favorite soup or chili. This recipe is gluten free and clean eating.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins
Cuisine Southern
Servings 16
Calories 166 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 8x12" glass baking dish
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 spatula
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 skillet to fry bacon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cornmeal (I use a stone-ground cornmeal)
  • 1/2 cup gluten free all-purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk or soured milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup NOT corn syrup
  • 1 tbsp. molasses if desired
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan sea salt
  • 8 slices bacon uncured, nitrate and preservative free, cooked and crumbled

Instructions
 

  • Cook bacon in skillet over medium heat until crisp.
  • Be careful not to scorch the bacon by cooking too long or at too high of a temperature.
  • Crumble into small pieces.
  • Set aside.
  • Mix all other ingredients until well blended.
  • Stir in bacon.
  • Pour into a greased 9x9” or 8x12” glass baking dish and bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes.
  • Cool or serve warm, if desired.

Notes

NOTE: To make soured milk (buttermilk): measure ½ cup milk into a measuring cup. Add 1 tbsp. cider vinegar and allow milk to sit out about 5 minutes until it becomes thick. Add to recipe in place of buttermilk.
 
NOTE: Molasses does add a strong, rich taste. If you’re not used to its taste, you can eliminate the molasses in the recipe.
 
NOTE: Do NOT use corn syrup in this recipe.
 
NOTE: You can use regular flour in this recipe if you don't need to keep the recipe gluten free.
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Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 235mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 124IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bacon, bread, breakfast, cornbread
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