Balkan-Style Savory Cornbread

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal for dusting
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup semolina flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 3 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup brine-packed feta cheese, crumbled
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter 9×13-inch baking pan; sprinkle 2 tablespoons cornmeal on bottom.

Sift all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 1/2 cup cornmeal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk spinach, buttermilk, feta cheese, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a separate large bowl. Stir flour mixture into spinach mixture just until pourable batter forms. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.