Cornbread for brunch

Ingredients:

Cornbread

• 1 cup premium flour
• 3/4 cup cornmeal (not coarse)
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 3 tbsp melted butter + extra for greasing
• 0.5 cups sugar-free applesauce
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup

Maple-Lime Oil

• 55 g softened butter
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon lime zest

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a 22x22 cm baking dish with butter.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, corn flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In another medium bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, butter, applesauce, and maple syrup very well. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and mix until smooth (do not overmix or overmix). Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve with maple-lime butter.
4. Maple-Lime Oil:
   
   In a small bowl, mix the ingredients until smooth. Refrigerate the butter for at least 10 minutes to firm up slightly before serving.