Happy Lammas everyone! Lammas (or Lughnasadh) is an ancient Gaelic festival that marks the beginning of the harvest season,celebrated on August 1st in the northern hemisphere and on the 1st of February in the southern hemisphere.
1.August.2023
LUGHNASADH SWEET CORNBREAD
Unlike regular cornbread, this is a more southern-style cornbread that's a lot sweeter than cornbread. But really good!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- A splash of cream
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- Pinch of sea salt
For The Honey Butter:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup butter
Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. In a separate bowl mix butter, sugar, and honey together. Then, whisk in your eggs, cream, and buttermilk.
Pour dry ingredients in increments to wet ingredients until just combined making sure not to overmix. Pour into a buttered and floured baking dish.
Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick/knife comes out clean when stuck in the middle. This was just will my oven so cook times could be different when it comes to you. Make sure after 30 minutes, you check every 10 minutes.
To make your honey butter just combine your melted butter with honey and mix.
Serve in squares and top with honey butter and a tab of salted butter on top.
Enjoy! Have a blessed Lughnasadh!
Lughnasadh (sometimes written Lughnasa or Lúnasa) is a festival originating from Ireland that celebrates the start of the harvest season.
It is traditionally celebrated on August 1st (in the northern hemisphere) or halfway between the summer solstice and the fall equinox.
The festival is named for the Irish God Lugh and it is said that the festival started as a funeral feast and athletic competition to honor his mother or foster-mother Tailtiu who had died of exhaustion after clearing the plains of Ireland for agriculture.
Source: juniperdivination.com
