Nixtamalized Cornbread - Cook's Illustrated | America's Test Kitchen

Nixtamalized Cornbread - Cook's Illustrated | America's Test Kitchen

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Nixtamalization is a chemical process that changes the color, flavor, and even nutritional profile of corn. Using nixtamalized corn in place of cornmeal in this recipe yields a nuttier, more complex...

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Ingredients

  • 6½ cups water
  • 2¼ cups (14 ounces/397 grams) dried field corn
  • 3¼ teaspoons pickling lime
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into 8 equal pieces
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 1¾ cups (12¼ ounces/347 grams) sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1¼ teaspoons salt
  • 1¼ cups whole milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 7 tablespoons (7 ounces/198 grams) all-purpose flour

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