Buttery Savory Buttermilk Cornbread
There are certainly 2 different camps when it comes to cornbread: savory vs. sweet. While I can't deny a sweet cornbread has its place, I tend to make savory cornbreads. The sweet cornbreads are more like cakes with the amount of sugar that is often used. I use this recipe when I want to eat it along side chili, or in this case, plan to use it as the base for stuffing (or dressing). I do put a tbs of organic raw cane sugar in the cornbread. This does not make it sweet, it merely balances out the flavors. Here I use all organic items. The milk is organic and grass fed as is the butter. Buy the highest quality ingredients you can. That's what makes this "just right."
Equipment
- large bowl https://amzn.to/3QLrzxE **
- 9 inch square dish or cast iron https://amzn.to/3R8T2cX **
- whisk https://amzn.to/3QIPIVF **
- 2 small bowls
- spatula https://amzn.to/3SrpND2 **
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup organic unsalted butter https://amzn.to/3QLYnFt **
- 1 cup organic unbleached all purpose flour https://amzn.to/40OYIvY **
- 1 cup organic yellow cornmeal https://amzn.to/3GactM6 **
- 1 tbs organic cane sugar https://amzn.to/3SIVyI1 **
- 2 tsp baking powder https://amzn.to/40KYXIk **
- 1/2 tsp baking soda https://amzn.to/40L7LOc **
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt https://amzn.to/3Sa6PAV **
- 1 1/2 cups organic whole milk scant - room temperature
- 1 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice https://amzn.to/466uPrH **
- 2 large organic eggs room temperature
Instructions
- Pour the milk into a liquid measuring cup, add the vinegar or lemon juice and let it sit. You're making buttermilk.
- Take the eggs out of the fridge and let them come to room temperature
- Butter your cast iron or dish with the butter wrappers. Preheat the oven to 400℉. Place the dish in there while it's preheating.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Whisk the eggs in a small bowl.
- In a small bowl melt the butter. Allow it to cool.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients. Add the eggs into the well of the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk. Using a spatula mix to combine. Do not over mix.
- Add the butter to the mixture and with a spatula mix to just combined.
- With oven mitts, carefully take the dish out of the oven. Place the bater in the dish. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool completely before cutting.
Notes
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