Vegan Cornbread
A golden skillet-style cornbread made with cornmeal, soy milk and oil, with no eggs or dairy, baked for 25 minutes.
Photograph credit: Vegan corn chowder with cornbread by Mercy For Animals MFA from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A table of six for chili night, and a pan of cornbread to scrape the bowl with. The recipe is built from a few pantry items: cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, soy milk and oil. There is no egg or butter, and the crumb still holds together.
Soy milk mixed with cider vinegar curdles slightly to make a stand-in for buttermilk, and that acidity reacts with the baking powder to lift the batter. A ground flaxseed mixed with water stands in for the egg and binds the crumb. Stir the batter just until it comes together; overmixing makes the cornbread tough and dry.
Heat the oiled pan or tin in the oven first. When the batter hits it, it sizzles, and the base forms a golden, crisp crust. The cornbread is done when the top is deep gold and a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before cutting, since the crumb is fragile when hot.
Vegan Cornbread: Step by Step
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Heat the oven to 200°C / 390°F and put a 23 cm square tin with 1 tablespoon of the oil inside to heat.
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Stir the flaxseed into the water and leave for 5 minutes. Mix the soy milk with the vinegar.
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Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
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Add the flax mix, soy milk mix and remaining oil and stir until just combined.
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Pour into the hot tin and bake for 25 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
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Cool for 10 minutes before cutting.
A Few Pointers
- Heat the tin before adding the batter.
- Do not overmix.
- Cool before cutting.
What to Serve With It
Chili · Vegan stew · Baked beans · Maple syrup
Leftovers and Storage
Keeps for 2 days in a covered tin. Freeze for 1 month.
Nutrition per Serving
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