Traditional Cornbread
Traditional Cornbread
This buttery, dense cornbread is so delicious it might steal the spotlight from your dinner's main dish. You may want to make a double batch.Recipe courtesy of Chef Lance Knowling
Prep Time
5
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
9
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cup milk
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1 and 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 3-4 cobs)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven for 400 degrees F.
- Whisk together eggs and milk.
- In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
- Mix the wet mixture into the dry mixture; do not over mix.
- Add corn and melted butter and stir through.
- Bake in a greased cast-iron skillet until it is golden in color, about 20 minutes.
- Test with a toothpick in the center.
- Once it comes out clean, the cornbread is done.
- Other options for making this cornbread include using a baking sheet pan lined with parchment paper (12-15 minutes, turn halfway through cooking), or greased standard muffin tins (10-12 minutes).