Description
Southern-style sweet cornbread blends comfort and nostalgia with simple ingredients that create a memorable side dish. Warm slices pair perfectly with chili, stews, or enjoyed solo as a delightful snack you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 & ¼ cups (300 ml) buttermilk
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) butter (1 stick), reserve ½ tbsp for greasing
- ⅓ cup (113 g) honey
- ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (120 g) flour, spooned and leveled
- ¾ cup (90 g) yellow cornmeal
- 2 tsps baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Skillet Preparation: Position oven rack centrally and preheat to 375°F. Warm a 9-inch cast iron skillet inside to guarantee a crisp exterior for the cornbread.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Sift flour, yellow cornmeal, kosher salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl, ensuring uniform distribution. Set aside momentarily.
- Wet Ingredient Blending: Melt butter, reserving a portion for skillet greasing. Whisk melted butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, and golden honey in a spacious bowl until achieving a silky, consistent texture.
- Liquid Base Creation: Integrate eggs and buttermilk into the butter mixture, whisking comprehensively to establish a homogeneous liquid foundation. Confirm complete incorporation with no visible streaks.
- Batter Assembly: Delicately fold dry ingredients into wet components using a wooden spoon. Mix until marginally combined, allowing minimal lumps to preserve ideal texture.
- Skillet Transformation: Don oven mitts, extract heated skillet, and swiftly brush remaining butter across surface to prevent adhesion and enhance flavor profile.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared skillet, smoothing evenly with a spatula. Return skillet to central oven rack and bake for 28-32 minutes until surface turns golden-brown.
- Doneness Verification: Pierce cornbread center with a toothpick; it should emerge pristine without raw batter residue, signaling perfect completion.
Notes
- Preheat Precision: Position oven rack in middle for even heat distribution and consistent baking results.
- Skillet Selection: Use a 9-inch cast iron skillet to achieve a crispy, golden-brown exterior and enhance traditional cornbread flavor.
- Mixing Mastery: Fold dry ingredients gently into wet mixture, avoiding overmixing to maintain a tender, light texture with small lumps.
- Doneness Detection: Insert a toothpick into cornbread center – a clean toothpick indicates perfectly baked cornbread with no raw batter remaining.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 28-32 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 25 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg