Blue Corn and Maple Skillet Bread

This rustic corn bread has a hearty whole-grain texture thanks to blue cornmeal (look for it in the bulk section of natural food stores) and white whole-wheat flour. You can substitute regular cornmeal if blue cornmeal is unavailable. The hint of sweetness comes from maple syrup; use Grade A dark maple syrup for the richest flavor. Because this bread has a hint of sweetness and a rustic texture, it complements spicy, robust fare like the Jamaican stew