Just in time for the big Holidays where this golden bliss sourdough cornbread is a great side and delicious treat! This moist and nutritious sourdough cornbread recipe is like no other.  It was inspired by my women's retreat a few months ago.  (That's when I realized I had never uploaded my blog for the amazing chili recipe that goes well with this!). Since the retreat,  I wanted to make a cornbread that tasted delicious but with more health benefits using sourdough.   Five versions later, I've decided that this is THE recipe for the holidays.  This cornbread incorporates techniques that I use in my South African "pap" to make it  moist.  I also use the sourdough technique to increase the health benefits of the flours'.  Buttermilk and some butter is substituted for kefir and yoghurt to make this cornbread full of probiotics and less caloric.  Like my Boston brown bread, this is another nutrition packed bread, without compromising the taste.

Tips for making golden bliss sourdough cornbread

Corn meal

Corn meal is different from corn starch.  You can use both white corn meal or yellow corn meal. Yellow corn meal will result in the traditional yellow cornbread color.

Flour

The recipe calls for all purpose flour.  If you are using conventional all purpose flour, follow the recipe as is.  If you are using ORGANIC all purpose flour, increase the moisture by adding 1/3 cup of yoghurt instead of 1/4 cup.  Organic all purpose flour requires a slightly higher hydration to be moist.

Corn

In addition to corn meal, I like adding fresh corn.  Fresh corn provides the "crunch" and sweetness.  If you are unable to find fresh corn, substitute fresh corn for frozen or canned corned niblets.  The addition of corn also provides additional moisture to the bread, helping to make it moist.

Kefir

Plain kefir is used as the buttermilk substitute.  Use a kefir that has some fat since it's replacing the buttermilk.

Yogurt

Use 5% Greek yoghurt as some of the butter substitute. 

Serving

This golden bliss sourdough cornbread goes well with soups such as my vegetarian bean soup, vegetable split pea and ham soup and chili.  It can also be served on it's own with some whipped honey butter.  This makes an amazing side dish or dessert!  Enjoy and bon appetit!