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Buttermilk Cornbread | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | delicious classic #cornbread recipe with #honey and #buttermilk to make it moist. Great with soup or chili.

Buttermilk Cornbread

Teresa Ambra
This classic cornbread is moistened with buttermilk and sweetened with brown sugar and a touch of honey. Great served with your favorite chili or soup.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine Southern
Servings 16
Calories 154 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 8x12" glass baking dish
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Wayside Inn stone-ground cornmeal or other stone-ground cornmeal if available
  • 1 cup UNBLEACHED flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 tsp. baking powder aluminum free preferred
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. sea salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly (1 stick)
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar packed
  • 2 tbsp. honey
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup buttermilk or soured milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Grease and flour an 8x12” glass baking dish. Set aside.
  • Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the cooled, melted butter, brown sugar, and honey together.
  • Add egg and buttermilk.
  • Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until just combined.
  • Avoid overmixing.
  • Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Serve drizzled with honey, if desired.

Notes

NOTE: To sour milk: measure 1 cup milk in a measuring cup. Add 2 tbsp. white vinegar or lemon juice. Allow to sit on counter for about 5 minutes until milk curdles. Add as instructed above.
 
Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 113mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 219IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bread, corn, cornbread
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