Southern Cornbread Recipe
This Southern Cornbread Recipe delivers a crispy, golden crust and a tender center with just 5 ingredients. Baked in a cast iron skillet and ready in 30 minutes, it’s the perfect delicious partner for chili, soup, greens, and many Southern recipe favorites.
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups (244 g) self-rising cornmeal
- 1 cup (113 g) self-rising flour
- 2 large (100 g) eggs
- 2 cups (490 g) buttermilk
- 1/2 cup (114 g) water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425º F.
- Coat large (12 inch) skillet with enough vegetable shortening or butter to coat the bottom and sides of the skillet. Place the coated oven into the oven for the butter or shortening to melt. Remove the skillet from oven once melted.
- Meanwhile, stir together the cornmeal, flour, eggs, buttermilk and water and pour into the hot skillet. Return to the oven and bake about 25 minutes or until bread has risen and center springs to the touch.
- Serve directly from skillet or allow to stand about 5 minutes and flip onto a plate for serving.
Notes
Storage Tips
- Store: Cool completely, then cover tightly with wrap or foil, and store at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Freeze: Cool completely, portion into airtight, freezer-safe containers or bags, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight at room temperature.
- Reheat: Place cornbread in a 350°F oven for 10 minutes to warm or microwave for 20-second increments until heated throughout.
- Cornbread Muffins: Make these easy and delicious cornbread muffins. I use stone-ground cornmeal for these, as you'll see in the recipe.
- Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins: This recipe has a cheesy, spicy flavor with a bit of honey (that you can omit if you wish).
- Southern Cornbread Dressing Base: Crumble cooled cornbread for use in my Southern Cornbread Dressing.
- Cornbread Salad: Use crumbled cornbread in Mimi's Cornbread Salad for a potluck favorite.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1.5mg
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