Southern Skillet Cornbread
Southern Skillet Cornbread

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, southern skillet cornbread. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Southern Skillet Cornbread is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Southern Skillet Cornbread is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

While others try to steal the title of the best homemade cornbread recipe, the South will always remain the reigning cornbread champions. Down South, this side is a staple at cookouts, potlucks, and Sunday dinners at home. Get ready for a no-leftovers guaranteed recipe. Southern Skillet Cornbread Nothing beats warm cornbread spread with butter in a cast iron skillet!

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook southern skillet cornbread using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Southern Skillet Cornbread:
  1. Get 3 tbsp butter
  2. Prepare 2 eggs
  3. Take 2 cups buttermilk
  4. Take 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
  5. Make ready 1/2 cup flour
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon baking powder
  7. Take 1 teaspoon baking soda
  8. Take 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  9. Prepare 2 tsp granulated sugar (or 1-2 tbsp molasses)
  10. Get 1 tbsp high-smokepoint fat, like bacon grease or canola oil

Cornbread has been called a "cornerstone" of Southern cuisine, and nothing is more classic than Southern Skillet Cornbread. How to make Skillet Cornbread: This simple cast iron skillet cornbread comes together in just minutes, with only one bowl and a few basic ingredients. You don't even need buttermilk or yeast! The Cornbread should pull away from the sides of the skillet as it cooks.

Instructions to make Southern Skillet Cornbread:
  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Add fat to a 10-in cast iron skillet and put into the oven while preheating.
  2. Melt butter and set aside to cool.
  3. Beat eggs. Whisk in buttermilk. Slowly stream in butter while whisking. Add molasses, if desired.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients (cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar). Add wet ingredients and whisk thoroughly.
  5. Remove cast iron from oven when it reaches temp. Rotate/twist to ensure even coating of grease.
  6. Quickly add batter to center of pan (it will bubble and sizzle a LOT!). Gently spread out if needed (don't scrape the pan).
  7. Bake for 25-35 minutes until deeply browned and pulling away from the sides. Cool 15 minutes in the pan. Serve while still warm, with butter and honey.
  8. The original recipe, from my spouse's great grandma.

You don't even need buttermilk or yeast! The Cornbread should pull away from the sides of the skillet as it cooks. Use a wooden toothpick or skewer and insert it into the middle of the bread. If you can pull it out without anything sticking to it….the Cornbread is done. If you see small particles attached to the skewer, close the oven door and let it bake a few minutes more.

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