5 from 26 votes
The Best Cornbread I've Ever Made (Gluten Free Recipe, too)
This cornbread highlights a blend of yellow cornmeal and all-purpose flour to create a golden, tender loaf with a gently crisped crust from baking in a preheated cast iron skillet. The combination of buttermilk and melted butter in the batter adds moistness and richness, balanced with a hint of sweetness from sugar. The recipe is adaptable with gluten-free baking mix for those avoiding gluten.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
17 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
304 kcal
Course:
Bread, Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cornmeal yellow
- ½ cup all-purpose flour for gluten free, use a gf baking mix
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt (Diamond Kosher)
- 1 egg beaten
- 12 oz buttermilk
- ½ cup butter melted in a small bowl, cooled slightly (set aside 1 ½ Tbsp butter before melting, salted
Instructions
- Before beginning to mix the cornbread, put the cast iron skillet in the oven and preheat to 450℉ (232℃).
- In a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
- In a smaller bowl, mix the egg, buttermilk and ½ cup melted butter (setting aside the 1 ½ Tbsp from this amount.)
- Take the cast iron pan out of the oven once it comes to temperature.
- Quickly, add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients in the large bowl, and mix well.
- Put the 1 ½ Tbsp of reserved butter in the hot pan and swirl to coat the bottom.
- Pour the cornmeal batter into the cast iron skillet and put into the middle rack of the oven.
- Bake for approximately 17 minutes or until cooked through and starting to brown.
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Notes
- For gluten-free version, substitute all-purpose flour with an equal amount of gluten-free baking mix.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 piece
Calories
304kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
0.5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
58mg
(19%)
Sodium
386mg
(16%)
Potassium
174mg
(4%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
459IU
(9%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 piece | |
| Calories | 304kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 386mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 174mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 459IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.