How to Prepare Perfect Southern Skillet Cornbread

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Southern Skillet Cornbread Recipe.

You can have Southern Skillet Cornbread using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Southern Skillet Cornbread

1. Take 3 tbsp of butter.
2. Prepare 2 of eggs.
3. You need 2 cups of buttermilk.
4. Make ready 1 1/2 cups of yellow cornmeal.
5. It’s 1/2 cup of flour.
6. You need 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
7. Make ready 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
8. Take 1/2 tsp of kosher salt.
9. Prepare 2 tsp of granulated sugar (or 1-2 tbsp molasses).
10. It’s 1 tbsp of high-smokepoint fat, like bacon grease or canola oil.

Southern Skillet Cornbread step by step

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Add fat to a 10-in cast iron skillet and put into the oven while preheating..
2. Melt butter and set aside to cool..
3. Beat eggs. Whisk in buttermilk. Slowly stream in butter while whisking. Add molasses, if desired..
4. In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients (cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar). Add wet ingredients and whisk thoroughly..
5. Remove cast iron from oven when it reaches temp. Rotate/twist to ensure even coating of grease..
6. Quickly add batter to center of pan (it will bubble and sizzle a LOT!). Gently spread out if needed (don't scrape the pan)..
7. Bake for 25-35 minutes until deeply browned and pulling away from the sides. Cool 15 minutes in the pan. Serve while still warm, with butter and honey..
8. The original recipe, from my spouse's great grandma..