apple cornbread recipe

Gravenstein apples have hit the market recently! The first local taste of apples, coming in from Sonoma County are delightful in flavor and texture. Wonderful to eat raw or to bake or to juice, this is an amazing local heirloom.

And here is a simple recipe using them.

Preheat a 9 inch cast iron skillet in 425 oven for 1/2 hour.

ingredients:

dry:
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt

wet mix
1 1/4 cups soymilk
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 gravenstein apples, cored

whisk together the dry mix, put aside.
Put all the wet mix ingredients in a blender and blend till smooth.
Add wet to dry. Mix easily, do not overmix!

pour batter into oiled hot cast iron pan. Bake for 30 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean