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Cornbread

You can’t make this fluffy, moist and crusty cornbread recipe at your home just one time. If the buttery smell of this cornbread fills your kitchen once, you will crave this golden beauty again and again. This recipe will give you the perfect slices that are flavourful, tender and just perfect. Making a good cornbread completely depends on the recipe and how well it is followed.

If you make an error in understanding or following the recipe, you might get a crumbly, dry and flavourless bread. However, if you follow each step with care and just a little bit of patience, you will have cornbread that will become your family’s favourite once you get it just right! You can make versions of this cornbread as per your palette and preferences, but this one here will give you a buttery, sweet and super moist one! Made with the perfect combination of cornmeal, butter, sugar, buttermilk and a few more ingredients, this cornbread will become your trademark bread once you make it. You can serve this yummy cornbread with many soups, chilis and stews. The slightly sweet flavour of the cornbread will balance the spice from the soups, making it a delightful combination. You can decide if you want your cornbread to be sweet or just plain. In fact, it can be a perfect entre dish for your guests as you can experiment with this cornbread and make dedicated dressings to go well with it.

INGREDIENTS

1 cup yellow cornmeal

1 cup all purpose flour

2 cup egg

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

How to make Cornbread

Step 1

Grease a baking dish or square pan with butter and preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (375 degrees F).

Step 2

In a large skillet, melt butter and gradually add in other ingredients like sugar, eggs, buttermilk and baking soda while whisking continuously till well-blended. Now add cornmeal, all-purpose flour and salt. Blend and ensure that there are almost no lumps remaining.

Step 3

When the batter is ready, pour it into the baking dish or greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean, your golden crusty cornbread is ready!

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