Name: Mini herb, green olive and buttermilk cornbreads
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 10-12
Ingredients: 25g melted butter plus extra for greasing; 200g plain flour; 100g cornmeal or polenta; 2 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp sugar; 284ml buttermilk; 2 eggs beaten with a fork; 75g gruyère grated; 50g pitted green olives roughly chopped; finely chopped to make 4 tbsp (such as basil mixed herbs parsley and dill)

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Mini herb, green olive and buttermilk cornbreads

Mini herb, green olive and buttermilk cornbreads

Published: September 8, 2015 at 10:34 AM

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Makes 10-12

Easy

Total time: 45 mins

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We love cornbread, and with this recipe for mini herb, green olive and buttermilk cornbreads we've made it even better. They're really easy to make, are ready in under an hour but look really impressive.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

25g melted butter

plus extra for greasing
200g plain flour
100g cornmeal

or polenta
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
284ml buttermilk
2 eggs

beaten with a fork
75g gruyère

grated
50g pitted green olives

roughly chopped
finely chopped to make 4 tbsp (such as basil mixed herbs

parsley and dill)

Nutrition: per serving

kcal160
fat6g
saturates2.8g
carbs19.9g
fibre1.1g
protein6.1g
salt0.8g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 and butter the mini loaf tins. Mix the flour, polenta, baking powder, salt and sugar. In another bowl or jug, whisk the buttermilk, eggs and butter with 1 tbsp water, then stir this into the dry ingredients until well mixed. Add most of the grated gruyère, chopped olives and herbs and fold through.
step 2

Divide the mixture between the loaf tins and scatter with the remaining cheese, olives and herbs.
step 3

Bake the loaves for 20 minutes, or until golden and risen (if using the larger tins they may need 22). Check with a skewer – they’re done when it comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 15 minutes, then carefully turn out and cool on a wire rack, or eat with extra butter while still oven warm.

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