Iron Skillet Cornbread
- 1 cup Plain, White Cornmeal (or Yellow If You Prefer)
- 13 cups All-purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 1 cup Whole Buttermilk (NOT Non-fat)
- 1/4 cups Water
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil, For The Pan
- Heat oven to 450 degrees.
- Combine dry ingredients (cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and soda) into a mixing bowl.
- In a smaller bowl, beat egg then add buttermilk and water.
- Mix together, then add to the dry ingredients, mixing well.
- Pour veggie oil into an 8 cast iron skillet and place on stove top.
- Heat oil for 2-3 minutes till hot enough that mixture will sizzle when poured in.
- Turn off burner and remove skillet.
- Pour cornbread mixture into the hot skillet.
- Put in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown.
- Cut into 8 peices and serve hot with butter.
- Note: You can replace plain cornmeal and flour with self-rising cornmeal and flour.
- Just do NOT add the salt and baking powder called for in the recipe.
- Also, you can use plain milk, but need to leave out the soda if you do.
- You can also bake this in another type 8 pan.
- Just heat your oil in the oven instead of on top of the stove.
cornmeal, allpurpose, baking powder, salt, baking soda, egg, buttermilk, water, vegetable oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/iron-skillet-cornbread/ (may not work)