Jul 14 2026
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Cornbread With Maple Butter And Bacon Relish Recipe

Inspired by Tower Café
Time50m
Serves8

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Ingredients

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Cornbread

Maple Butter

Bacon Relish

Method

Cornbread

  1. 1

    Preheat the Oven

    Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.

  2. 2

    Mix Dry Ingredients

    In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

  3. 3

    Mix Wet Ingredients

    In another bowl, whisk together milk, melted butter, and egg until well combined.

  4. 4

    Combine Mixtures

    Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Do not overmix.

  5. 5

    Bake

    Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Maple Butter

  1. 6

    Prepare Maple Butter

    In a small bowl, combine softened butter and maple syrup. Mix well until smooth.

  2. 7

    Chill

    Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Bacon Relish

  1. 8

    Cook Bacon

    In a skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove from the skillet and crumble.

  2. 9

    Sauté Onion

    In the same skillet, add chopped red onion and sauté until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

  3. 10

    Combine Relish Ingredients

    Add the crumbled bacon, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and black pepper. Stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes.

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