Mom's Buttermilk Cornbread
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
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1 1/2 cups cornmeal
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 large egg
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil, or more to taste
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1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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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.