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Cast Iron Cornbread

Here's how you make Cast Iron Cornbread
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 8 tablespoons butter, melted
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat your oven to 425°F and place a 9in cast iron skillet inside the oven.

  • Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, and baking soda.

  • Step 3: Add milk, buttermilk, eggs and mix until well incorporated.

  • Step 4: Add melted butter to the wet mixture but reserve 1 tablespoon to grease the skillet later on.

  • Step 5: Carefully remove the cast iron skillet from the oven and reduce oven temperature to 375°F

  • Step 6: Coat the bottom of the skillet with the remaining butter and pour the batter into the skillet.

  • Step 7: Immediately transfer skillet back to the middle of the oven.

  • Step 8: Bake until the center is firm, or about 20-25 minutes (test by inserting a toothpick: it is done if the toothpick comes out clean).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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