Heat oven to 400° F.   Butter a 9X5X3 inch loaf pan.

1½ cups yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup flour, sifted
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cups milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled

In a bowl, combine cornmeal, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt.   In a separate bowl, mix milk, eggs, and cooled butter.  Stir liquids into dry ingredients.  Do not overmix. 

Pour batter into greased loaf pan.  Bake until golden on top,  35 – 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.  Then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on rack. 

Makes one loaf

Adapted from Martha Stewart