Buttermilk Corn Bread - from Z'Tejas

Ingredients

• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
• 6 Tble sugar
• 1 Tble baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter diced
• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 3 large eggs

Preparation

Pre heat oven to 400 degree. Butter bottom of 9x9x2 baking pan. Mix first 6 ingredients in processor. Add butter and cut in, on/off turns, until mixture resembles coarse meal. Beat buttermilk and eggs in large bowl to blend. Add cornmeal mixture to egg mixture and blend. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake approx. 30 minutes or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.