Sweet Potato Cornbread with Collard Confetti
Three Southern favorites come together in this tasty quick bread. For easy chopping, fold the collard leaves in half lengthwise, slice out the center stems, then stack the leaves to efficiently cut them into 1/4-inch-thick strips.
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app.
Ingredients
- 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 2 cups stemmed and thinly sliced collard greens
- 1/2 cup cooked and mashed sweet potato or yam
- 2 large eggs
- 11/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 12/3 cups fine yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tbs. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
Preparation
- Preheat to 375°F. Coat 11- x 7-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Heat 1 Tbs. butter in medium skillet over low heat. Add collard greens. Season with salt, if desired. Cover pan, and cook 4 minutes, or until tender, stirring occasionally. Transfer to plate to cool.
- Whisk together mashed sweet potato, eggs, and buttermilk in large bowl. Whisk in remaining 5 Tbs. butter. Fold in collard greens.
- Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl. Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients. (Do not overmix.) Spread batter in prepared pan.
- Bake 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack at least 10 minutes. Cut into 12 pieces. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
- Calories 201
- Carbohydrate Content 29 g
- Cholesterol Content 48 mg
- Fat Content 8 g
- Fiber Content 4 g
- Protein Content 4 g
- Saturated Fat Content 4 g
- Sodium Content 383 mg
- Sugar Content 8 g