Cornbread. Cheesy Bacon Jalapeno Skillet Cornbread "After some trial and error, this is by far my favorite cornbread recipe. It's spicy, moist, and the cast iron skillet gives it a lovely crispy brown crust." - Megan. See how Chef John makes this easy stir-and-bake cornbread.
In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Southern cornbread is flavored with bacon grease, and cooked in a cast iron skillet, a perfect side for barbecues, or chili. It also tends to be rather crumbly. You can cook Cornbread using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Cornbread
- You need 1 cup of cornmeal.
- You need 1 cup of flour.
- You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
- It's 1/8 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 c of melted unsalted butter (I used plant based).
- Prepare 1/3 cup of brown sugar.
- It's 2 tbs of honey.
- It's 1 of egg (room temp).
- It's 1 cup of buttermilk (room temperature).
With this cornbread recipe, we experimented both with all cornmeal, and with just three-quarters cornmeal and one-quarter flour. In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking powder. Stir in egg, milk and vegetable oil until well combined. In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
Cornbread step by step
- Preheat oven to 400. Grease/lightly flour a square pan (8x8 or 9x9). Add cornmeal, flour, baking soda & paking powder into a large mixing bowl. Toss ingredients..
- Mix together melted butter, brown sugar & honey. Whisk then whisk egg. Then whisk in buttermilk. Pour wet into dry ingredients & whisk. Do not over mix..
- Pour batter into pan. Let bake 20 minutes. Once done, wrap leftovers in aluminum foil..
Tender, moist, golden, great corn flavor. Spread the batter into the prepared pan, or scoop into the muffin tin. Recipe: Cheesy Cornbread If you're looking for delicious, savory (and sometimes sweet) cornbread recipes, you've come to the right place. From traditional, crispy skillet cornbread to new and creative twists like tartlets and croutons—you'll love finding new ways to serve up this Southern classic. Find cornbread recipes, videos, and ideas from Food Network.