Name: Blue Cornbread
Yield: Makes a 10-inch square; 9 generous pieces
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 strips tempeh bacon; ⅓ cup coconut oil; 1 tablespoon maple syrup; 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar; 2 drops liquid smoke or ¼ teaspoon hickory smoke powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 cups blue cornmeal, and more for coating; 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds mixed with 6 tablespoons warm water); 2 tablespoons full-fat coconut milk (canned); 1 tablespoon coconut oil; ½ teaspoon smoked salt; 10 drops blue food coloring or 1 tablespoon blue spirulina (optional); 15 ounces Oat Milk; 1 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation info

Makes
a
10 inch square

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Plant-Based Gourmet

By Suzannah Gerber

Published 2021

About

Blue cornbread gets its charming color from a hearty heirloom variety of corn. Your local food co-op is the best place to locate blue cornmeal, but it is readily available on the internet as well. Don’t be afraid to enhance the color with food coloring or blue spirulina and a slight underbake. This smoky maple-bacon cornbread can be served sweet or savory, and goes well with jalapeño jelly or paired with other smoky foods. See the