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Overhead view of cornbread baked in a cast-iron skillet.
Angi Schneider

Old Fashioned Cornbread Recipe

5 from 2 votes
This classic, southern-style cornbread is full of buttery corn flavor, sugar free, and easy to make. Deemed the best cornbread recipe by family and friends, this moist cornbread recipe will have a special place in your family traditions. 
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 10 -inch skillet
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Calories: 194
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp salted butter
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt if using unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp sugar optional
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk or buttermilk

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven 425F
  2. Put butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and put it in the oven to melt while oven is preheating. 
  3. In a large bowl, mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder.
  4. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg and milk.  
  5. Remove the hot skillet from the oven and pour the melted butter into the cornbread batter. Don't scrape the skillet, just pour out what comes out. 
  6. Mix the butter into the cornbread batter and then pour the batter into the preheated cast iron skillet. Scraping the bowl to get all the batter into the skillet. 
  7. Put the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 194kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 257mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3g

Notes

Store leftover cornbread in an airtight container. It can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the refrigerator for 7 days or in the freezer for 3 months.

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