Pesto Swirl Buckwheat Cornbread (Gluten-Free)

Last Updated on 12/19/2019

Subtly sweet gluten free buckwheat cornbread pairs beautifully with a savory swirl of basil pesto! Easy and delicious!

I was in the mood for a baking experiment when I threw this delicious bread together. I wanted to make cornbread, but not the standard cornbread fare — and boy was I happy with this creation!

For this recipe, you can use homemade or store-bought basil pesto. But, I have included my recipe for basil & sunflower seed pesto which is what I use when I make this cornbread!

Now if you’ve never paired these two things together before, you are in for a real treat!

A bite of healthy and hearty buckwheat cornbread with its crisp crust coupled with the creamy deliciousness of basil pesto is a match made in heaven!

I promise.

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Pesto Swirl Buckwheat Cornbread (Gluten-Free)

by Kristen Wood | MOON and spoon and yum Oct-12-2016

Subtly sweet gluten free buckwheat cornbread pairs beautifully with a savory swirl of basil pesto! Easy and delicious!

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca starch
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk (I use almond)
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 tbs honey
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 3 tbs basil pesto

Instructions

Place a cast iron skillet or pie dish into the oven. Preheat oven to 425°F.While your oven and skillet are heating up, prepare your batter.In a large mixing bowl, sift your dry ingredients together.In another large mixing bowl, combine milk, butter, honey & egg. Mix until smooth.Pour your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients.Stir until well combined.Remove your heated skillet from the oven.Throw a dab of butter into hot skillet and swirl around.Pour cornbread batter into hot, buttered skillet.Using a spoon, place dabs of basil pesto evenly on top of poured batter.
Swirl with a toothpick, or butter knife.Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.Bake pesto swirled cornbread for 23 minutes, or until firm and edges are beginning to brown.Remove and let cool for a few minutes before slicing & serving.Enjoy!

Details

Prep time:
0 hrs 10 mins

Cook time:
0 hrs 23 mins

Total time:
0 hrs 33 mins

Yield:
8 servings