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MDaking Headlines With Delicious Cornbread
(Left) The author and this week’s guest chef, Diane Ako. (Below)
A portion of Ako’s rendition of delicious cornbread.
RUBEN CARRILLO AND RYAN SAKAMOTO PHOTOS
iane Ako is a familiar face here in Hawai‘i. She is the weekend anchor and weekday re- porter at KITV, and previously worked as an
anchor and reporter at KHON and KHNL.
A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Diane earned her communications degree from Menlo College and a master’s in political science from University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
This week, she’s in the kitchen to share her cook-
LANAI
CORNBREAD
Ingredients:
• 1 cup fine cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1/3 cup light or dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 1 cup buttermilk, at
room temperature
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking
ing talents. Below, you’ll find her recipe for corn- bread.
powder, baking soda and salt together in large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk melted butter, brown sugar and honey together until completely smooth and thick.
Then, whisk in the egg until combined. Finally, whisk in the buttermilk. Pour the wet ingredi- ents into the dry ingredients and whisk until combined.
Avoid over-mixing. Pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top and the center is cooked through.
The edges should be crispy
at this point. Allow to slightly cool before slicing and serving. Cook time 20 minutes; makes 12 squares.
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