Southern•comfort
Easy Southern Cornbread
Nothing could be finer than a piping hot slice of Southern Cornbread coming out of the oven!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1/2 stick butter to melt in skillet
- 2 cups self-rising cornmeal mix. I use White Lily
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- 1/4 cup melted butter for batter
- This recipe works in a small skillet or 9" pie plate. Double the ingredients if you are using a large 12" cast iron skillet.
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- 2
Place 1/2 stick butter in a cast iron skillet or baking dish. Melt in hot oven for 3 minutes.
- 3
Take skillet out of oven and swirl the butter around to coat the pan.
- 4
Add flour, buttermilk, egg and additional melted butter in a large bowl. Mix well. It's okay for batter to have a few lumps.
- 5
Pour batter into preheated buttered skillet and bake at 425 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.