Mom's Buttermilk Cornbread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

A mom's recipe for old-fashioned skillet cornbread features a simple, seven-ingredient buttermilk-cornmeal batter that bakes up golden brown in a cast iron skillet.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more to taste
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2 Oil an 8-inch cast iron skillet. Heat in the preheated oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
3 Whisk cornmeal, buttermilk, egg, oil, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Pour batter into the hot skillet.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer cornbread to a serving plate.