Cornbread Recipe
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Cornbread Recipe
Description
The Cornbread Recipe features finely ground yellow cornmeal blended with leavening agents—baking powder and baking soda—to provide rise and lightness. Buttermilk and eggs at room temperature are mixed with melted butter and dry ingredients to form a thick batter. Pouring the batter into a preheated, seasoned cast-iron skillet ensures that the bread develops a characteristic crust while baking quickly at a high temperature.
The resulting cornbread is moist and slightly crumbly, with a fine crumb and a touch of tang from the buttermilk. This bread complements a variety of dishes such as chili, barbecue, or soups. The combination of ingredients and cooking method yields a dependable texture and flavor often expected from classic Southern-style cornbread.
Using salted butter simplifies seasoning, but if unsalted butter is chosen, adding extra salt compensates for this change. Keeping ingredients at room temperature allows better mixing and texture. For those without buttermilk, a homemade substitute can be prepared, maintaining the recipe’s moisture and tang.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cornmeal yellow, finely ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk at room temperature
- 2 egg at room temperature, large
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F. Place a seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven while it preheats.
- In a large bowl, whisk the cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together.
- Add the buttermilk, eggs, and butter. Whisk until just combined. The batter will be thick.
- Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven.
- Pour the batter into the hot skillet.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs and buttermilk to ensure proper mixing and texture in the batter.
- If buttermilk is unavailable, you can substitute homemade buttermilk by adding acid to milk.
- Salted butter can be used as called for; if unsalted butter is preferred, add 1/4 teaspoon extra salt to the recipe.
- Nutrition values provided are estimates and can vary depending on ingredient brands and portion size.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 262kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 353mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 236mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 343IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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