Easy Southern Cornbread
Southern cornbread is one of the best comfort foods there is. Done right, it's moist inside with a nice outer crust and lightly crumbly texture. Goes great with pinto beans, soup, or alongside just about anything you're fixin' for dinner.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 227kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1-½ cup buttermilk or regular milk
- ¼ cup bacon fat and/or butter
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1-¾ cup corn meal (NOT self rising)
- 1 cup flour, all purpose (NOT self rising)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a cast iron skillet, add fat and/or butter and place in the oven to melt as the oven heats up.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until incorporated.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the dry ingredients to the eggs and mix. Add the milk and hot fat from the pan and mix gently until incorporated.
- Add batter to the hot skillet and cook for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve right away with butter. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days.
Notes
- If you want to turn regular milk into buttermilk, simply add the milk to a bowl and add about 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar. Let it sit until you get the rest of the ingredients combined (about 10 minutes).
- Make sure to not mix too much. Mix the batter just until incorporated, but it may not be completely smooth (which is okay). If you over mix, the corn bread may not rise as well and be kinda flat when done.
- It's pretty important to preheat your pan with the butter in it. This sets the cornbread up for its best rise as well as melting the butter to mix into the rest of the batter. Also prevents the cornbread from sticking. Don't overlook this step!
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 563mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 2mg