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Southern Cornbread
A golden, slightly sweet cast-iron skillet cornbread, baked until crisp on the edges, the perfect side for any Southern meal.
Total time
32 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
22 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
vegetarian
Ingredients
1 1/2 cupsfine cornmeal
1/2 cupplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda
1 tspsalt
2 tbspcaster sugar
2eggs
1 1/4 cupsbuttermilk
1/4 cupmelted butter
2 tbspvegetable oil for the skillet
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 220°C. Place a 25cm cast-iron skillet in the oven to heat.
2
Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, bicarb, salt and sugar.
3
Whisk eggs, buttermilk and melted butter. Combine wet and dry.
4
Pour oil into hot skillet. Pour batter in — it should sizzle.
5
Bake 18-22 minutes until a skewer comes out clean and top is golden.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
578
Protein
13.5g
Fat
18.2g
Carbs
92.7g
Fiber
6.9g
Sodium
997mg
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