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Southern Skillet Cornbread
A rich and buttery, super moist, buttermilk based cornbread that cooks in a preheated cast iron skillet in a hot oven. It finishes flawlessly with golden brown crisp edges and a perfectly tender crumb. It's a classic side dish that will be devoured in a no time!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place a 10-inch or 12-inch cast iron pan in oven on center rack and preheat oven to 400 degrees for ⏱️ 20 minutes.
2
In a large mixing bowl whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Make a well in center of mixture.
3
In a separate medium mixing bowl whisk together melted butter, buttermilk, eggs, and 2 Tbsp vegetable oil or melted bacon fat (mixture may begin to clump as fats gets cold that's fine).
(141g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)1 cuplarge eggs2
4
Pour buttermilk mixture into cornmeal mixture then fold mixture with a silicone spatula just until combined (batter will be lumpy).
5
Right away using hot pads remove pan from oven and immediately (carefully over sink) swirl in remaining 1 Tbsp oil or bacon fat coating bottom and sides of pan (or use a pastry brush), then pour cornbread mixture into pan and gently spread even.
6
Return pan to oven and bake cornbread until cooked through in center about 16 to ⏱️ 23 minutes.
7
Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack for ⏱️ 15 minutes before cutting. Optionally serve with honey butter (recipe below), whipped butter, jam or honey.
Nutrition Facts
calories
370 kcal
fat Content
18 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
386 mg
protein Content
9 g
trans Fat Content
0.5 g
cholesterol Content
79 mg
carbohydrate Content
43 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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