Southern Cornbread Recipe
Cornbread in the South is a vital part of life. It’s the perfect accompaniment to Ham and Bean Soup, Chili and New Year’s beans, ham and greens. Or just eat it with butter and jam! 🙂
I love cornbread and am thankful for a heritage of amazing cornbread makers.
Southern Cornbread
{my momma’s recipe}
- 1 cup yellow corn meal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 T. sugar
- 4 t. baking powder
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup oil {plus oil to heat in pan}
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a seasoned cast iron skillet, add oil about 1/3 deep in the skillet. Put the skillet in the oven while you prepare the batter.
Combine corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add milk, egg and oil and beat until smooth.
Carefully remove the skillet from the oven. To make sure the oil is hot enough, flick a little bit of corn meal in the pan to see if it sizzles. If it does, the oil is ready.
Add the cornbread batter and bake 20-23 minutes or until browned and a toothpick comes out clean.
Enjoy with butter {or yummy preserves, or both}!
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I have a cornbread recipe that I have been told changes haters.
1c corn meal
3/4c flour
3tsp baking powder
1tsp salt
1/3c sugar
1 egg
1c milk
2tbsp shortening(butter or oil)
bake 425 for 20-25min. Yum!
Thanks for sharing your recipe…
I am an olden lady that has eaten southern (NEVAH SWEET) cornbread all of my life. I’ve never even heard of eating it with jelly….but, I sure will give it a try.
Here’s a great Southern recipe, too…
Ingredients for SOUTHERN CORNBREAD
2 cups cornmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup margarine, melted
4 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup corn oil
AND, always….ALWAYS cooked in a cast iron skillet.:))
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This is a perfect snack!
I love cornbread but I’ve never made it. I never had to because Mom was always around to make it for me. Now that I’ve relocated from Louisiana to New England, I need to learn to do it myself. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us. It looks so yummy! Have a great Tuesday, Candace
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I LOOOOVE Cornbread. That is my favorite type of bread! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
That cornbread looks so wonderfully crunchy and crusty on the outside. I can see why a skillet is a must for this recipe.
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I always thought that “southern” cornbread wasn’t sweetened at all.
I love cornbread and I can literally smell and taste this pic 😉
Looks delicious, now I just have to convince my hubby it really is THAT delicious.
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I’m pretty sure that cornbread was my first “table” food:) Yum!
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We cheat in the summer. Instead of baking and getting the whole house hot, we pour the cornbread batter on the griddle and have hoe cakes. Yummy!
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YUM! It looks delish! The only thing different about my recipe is I use buttermilk.
Do you happen to live in N. AL? I have noticed several things you posted/tweeted that look or sound awfully familiar. :o)
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