Cooking folks?

[thistlechaser]

Shouldn't cornbread have sugar in it? Every time I have it, it's nice and sweet. I found this recipe to make it in a waffle iron, and was thinking about trying it this weekend:

* 2 cups of cornmeal (wholegrain)
* Scant ½ cup flour
* ½ tsp baking soda
* 2 tsp salt
* 4 tsp baking powder
* 2 cups buttermilk
* 4 eggs, beaten


Then I noticed it has no sugar... Maybe the buttermilk would give it enough flavor to not miss the sweetness? I can't see why making it in a waffle iron would require no sugar, since waffles are sweet...

Comments

[fealubryne.livejournal.com]

Cornbread has two schools of thought: Sweet, and not so sweet.

This, definitely. I've been taken by unpleasant surprise when my cornbread is not sweet. It's not that I don't like it that way, it just comes as a shock if you're expecting the sticky sweet stuff and you get something that's almost bitter in flavor. I've been told that the "old fashioned" cornbread is not sweet, which I suppose I'd believe, and often eaten with honey or molasses. Tried it, it's not too bad, but... my gut tells me that you wouldn't like it much.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

That's wacky! I've only ever had sweet. (Not that I have cornbread all that often, maybe once a year or so.) I think I'd like sweet better...

[shannonrita.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the not-sweet type if I'm expecting it, though I prefer sweet with heat, like a pepper or something.