Cornbread
The quick bread of the American South — a cornmeal and buttermilk batter poured into a smoking-hot buttered skillet, so it bakes with a crisp golden crust around a tender, crumbly middle. Serve it with chilli, stews and barbecue.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g fine cornmeal (or fine polenta)
- 125 g plain flour
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 400 ml buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 80 g butter
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4914 kcal · P 45.9g · C 287.6g · F 404.7g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Put a 25 cm cast-iron skillet or round cake tin in the oven and heat it to 220°C. A very hot pan is what gives the crisp crust.
- 2Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a large bowl.
- 3Melt the butter. Whisk the buttermilk with the eggs, then whisk in 60 g of the melted butter.
- 4Pour the wet mixture into the dry and fold with a spatula until just combined. A few lumps are fine; overmixing makes the bread tough.
- 5Take the hot skillet out with oven gloves, add the remaining butter and swirl it over the base and sides.
- 6Pour in the batter at once — it should sizzle at the edges — and smooth the top.
- 7Bake for 20–25 minutes, until risen and golden and a skewer pushed into the centre comes out clean.
- 8Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then cut into wedges and serve warm.
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Questions and answers
How long does Cornbread take to make?
About 40 minutes: 15 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Cornbread?
9 ingredients: fine cornmeal, plain flour, caster sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, buttermilk, eggs, butter.
How many servings does this Cornbread recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Cornbread?
About 614 kcal, with 5.7 g protein, 35.9 g carbohydrate and 50.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Cornbread recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Cornbread?
Cornbread comes from American cuisine.
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