The Best Cornbread Recipes

THE BEST FLUFFY MOIST CORNBREAD RECIPE EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch pan or 9 inch skillet or 9 inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a separate large bowl, mix together the wet ingredients: eggs, maple syrup/honey, yogurt and milk. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir with a spoon until it just begins to combine, then stir in the melted butter until just combined. Do not overmix the batter.
• Bake for 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Serve warm with a pat of butter and a drizzle of honey!

THE BEST HOMEMADE CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or cast iron skillet well and set aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to combine well.
• Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and add your oil or butter, milk, and egg. Stir just until the mixture comes together and there are only a few lumps remaining.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve hot.

GRAM IRENE'S BEST CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and lightly grease a 8″x8″ square baking dish or 9 inch round pan.
• Blend dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Mix in softened butter. Blend in milk, sour cream and egg. Beat until moist. Pour the batter into prepared pan and place in preheated oven. Bake around 30-35 minutes, until surface starts to crack and edges pull away from pan.
• If you are using heavy glass bakeware, it may take 5 - 10 minutes longer. A toothpick inserted near the center of the bread should test dry when it is done.

THE BEST MOIST SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl mix together flour with sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl whisk together half and half cream or milk, eggs, oil and melted butter; add to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
• Mix in canned corn niblets.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the the cake tests done.

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400³F.
• Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
• Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm if desired.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place an oven-proof 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and 3 tablespoons butter. Pour mixture over dry ingredients and stir using a rubber spatula just until moist. Remove skillet from the oven and add remaining 3 tablespoons until heated through, about 1-2 minutes. Working carefully, immediately scoop the batter into the hot skillet. Place into oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes. Serve warm.

EASY BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C | 400F and position a rack in the middle. Lightly grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet or 9-inch square baking dish with butter and place skillet/dish into the oven to heat up. (Alternatively for cast iron skillets: heat 1/2 cup of unmelted butter in your cast iron over stove top on medium heat until melted, turn heat off then allow the butter to cool slightly before adding to the batter.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder (If using), baking soda and salt.
• Make a well in the centre and add the buttermilk, honey and eggs. Mix together well to combine, then add in the slightly cooled melted butter. Mix again until 'just' combined (don't over mix).
• Carefully remove your 'hot' pan or dish from the oven with oven mitts, and pour the batter into the hot skillet or dish. Listen to that sizzle! That's what you want.
• Bake until the cornbread begins to brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (about 20-23 minutes). Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

THE 35 BEST WAYS TO COOK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Fry bacon in 8-10" cast iron skillet over medium heat. Turn occasionally and cook until crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon to paper towel lined plate. Put skillet in oven.
• Melt butter and mix with milk and eggs in a bowl.
• In large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Chop jalapeños, crumble bacon and add to the mixture.
• Add wet mixture to the bowl and mix well with a fork.
• Remove skillet fro oven and place on a trivet. Pour cornbread mixture into hot skillet. Place in oven and bake 25 minutes. Test for doneness by sticking toothpick in to center of cornbread. If it is wet when you pull it out, bake an additional five minutes.
• When done, remove cornbread from oven and let rest 5-10 minutes. Cut and serve with butter.