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DMaking Headlines With Cornbread
(Above) The author and this week’s guest chef, Diane Ako. (Below) A portion of delicious cornbread. RUBEN CARRILLO AND RYAN SAKAMOTO PHOTOS
medium bowl, whisk melted butter, brown sugar, and honey together until completely smooth and thick. Then, whisk in the egg until com- bined.
Finally, whisk in the buttermilk. Pour the wet ingredients into the
dry ingredients and whisk until com- bined. 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.
iane Ako is a familiar face here in Hawai‘i. She is the weekend anchor and weekday reporter at KITV, and previously worked as an anchor and
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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.
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This week, she’s in the kitchen to share her cooking tal- ents. Below, you’ll find her recipe for cornbread.
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
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch square baking pan. Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in large bowl. In a
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