Cornbread
Golden Southern-style skillet cornbread with a crisp buttery crust and moist crumb.

- prep 10 min
- cook 25 min
- total 35 min
- serves 8
- intermediate
- vegetarian
- USA
Ingredients
- 250 g cornmeal
- 150 g flour
- 40 g sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 400 ml buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 80 g butter
Steps
- Preheat oven to 220°C with a cast-iron skillet inside.
- Whisk the dry ingredients.
- Whisk buttermilk, eggs, and 60 g melted butter, then combine with dry just until mixed.
- Add remaining butter to the hot skillet to sizzle, then pour in batter.
- Bake 22 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes.
≈ 280 kcal · 7 g protein · 38 g carbs · 12 g fat — per serving, estimate