Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 cup stone ground cornmeal
• 1 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour (such as Tom Sawyer®)
• 1/3 cup white sugar, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup 1% milk
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
2. Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and xanthan gum together in a bowl. Cut in butter with 2 knives until reduced to pea-sized pieces.
3. Whisk milk and egg together in a bowl; stir into the cornmeal mixture until just combined. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until top is light brown, about 22 minutes.