Southern Cornbread

1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp cream of tartar
½ cup Egg Beaters®
¼ cup butter flavor vegetable shortening
1 oz fat free cream cheese
1 1.4 cup skim milk

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place an 8"x8" glass baking dish with 1 tbsp vegetable oil in the bottom in the oven. Place all dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add shortening, cream cheese, egg substitute an milk in bowl. Using an electric hand mixer beat for 2 minutes, scraping bowl often. Take glass dish from oven and pour in cornbread batter. Place back in oven and bake for 12 minutes, turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake for another 10 minutes. Test center with knife, it should come out clean. Remove from oven. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve.

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