Vary-the-Corn Bread

In a bowl, mix flour, polenta, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs to blend with buttermilk and 1/4 cup butter. Pour liquids into flour mixture and stir just until evenly moistened.

Scrape batter into a buttered 8-inch square pan and spread smooth.

Bake in a 400° oven until bread springs back when lightly pressed in the center and begins to pull from pan sides, about 25 minutes (20 minutes in a convection oven).

Cut bread into squares. Lift from pan with a slender spatula. Serve hot or cool.