Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons salt

3 large eggs

2 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brush bottom and sides of a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with 2 tablespoons butter.

In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk; whisk in remaining butter. Stir cornmeal mixture into buttermilk mixture just until moistened. (Do not overmix.)

Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool in pan at least 15 minutes before inverting and slicing.