Southern Cornbread

Southern style cornbread in a 10 inch cast iron skillet.

5 from 5 votes

This Southern cornbread recipe skips the sugar, highlighting sweet corn's natural flavors. It’s the ideal side dish for chili, soups, or any comfort meal!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 336kcal

Author: Ned Adams

Equipment

10" cast iron skillet

Ingredients

2 tablespoon rendered bacon fat or 2 tablespoon salted butter
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour all-purpose
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ cup buttermilk whole
¼ cup butter unsalted, melted
1 egg large

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F and place bacon fat in 2 cornbread stick pans with 7 places for cornbread or a 10-inch skillet. Preheat the cornbread pans while doing the next step.
In a bowl, combine all dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine all wet ingredients. Gradually combine the wet ingredients while stirring in the dry ingredients. The batter should be combined completely.
Add batter to cornbread pans. The batter should sizzle when pouring in. Place in oven and cook for 425 degrees for 20 minutes. You will know it is done when you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean. Much like when you check brownies.
Let sit for 5 minutes, serve warm with honey.

Notes

Recipe Card Tips:

Preheat the pan. I promise you don’t want to skip this step if you love cornbread with crispy edges on the outside. The oil heats up so that as you pour the batter into the pan it immediately cooks creating a crust.
Change the pan. This cornbread also works great in two cornbread stick pans with seven openings if you’ve got them. Adjust the cooking time to ____ as they will cook a bit more quickly than the skillet. See the recipe FAQs for other pan options or to make muffins.
No buttermilk? Add 1 ½ tablespoons of vinegar to a measuring cup and then fill it up with milk to the 1 ½ cups line. Let it sit for five minutes before proceeding with the recipe.
Add flavors. You can add in up to a cup of sharp cheddar cheese or other flavorful cheese to your cornbread on its own or combined with some chopped green onions or finely diced jalapenos.

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