Liz's Blue Cornmeal Bread

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Liz's Blue Cornmeal Bread

1/2 cup melted butter
2 cups blue cornmeal
1 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup milk
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 425.
Melt butter in an 8-inch round cake pan in the oven.
Put cornmeal, melted butter & salt in large bowl & blend with hand
mixer.
Pour in boiling water, mix some more to make a smooth batter.
In a measuring cup, stir milk, eggs & baking powder with a fork.
Slowly add to other mixture, blend thoroughly.
Final batter will be quite thin.
Pour into prepared cake pan & bake in 425 oven (in upper 1/3 of oven)
for 30 minutes.

For variation, add chopped green chiles, cayenne pepper
or sprinkle cheese on top of batter before baking.