Skillet Cornbread With Strawberry Jam
- 1 1/4 cups coarsely ground cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved
- 1 lemon
- Juice of 1/2 orange
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Make the cornbread: Place a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Whisk in the milk, buttermilk, eggs and almost all of the melted butter, reserving about 1 tablespoon for brushing the skillet.
- Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven and brush the bottom and sides with the reserved melted butter.
- Pour the batter into the skillet, return to the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Let cool 10 to 15 minutes, then sprinkle lightly with sugar for texture.
- Meanwhile, make the jam: Cut the strawberries width-wise into 1/4-inch-thick slices (the slices should be thin enough to bend slightly).
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from 1/3 of the lemon with a light touch, leaving the pith behind; transfer to a large bowl.
- Squeeze the lemon juice into the bowl.
- Add the orange juice, salt, sugar and strawberries and toss.
- Cover and refrigerate until the cornbread is out of the oven.
- Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the strawberry mixture and cook, stirring, until the juices reduce and thicken slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Slice the cornbread and serve with the strawberry jam.
- Photograph by Kang Kim
cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, milk, buttermilk, eggs, unsalted butter, strawberries, lemon, orange, salt, sugar, unsalted butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alexandra-guarnaschelli/skillet-cornbread-with-strawberry-jam-recipe.html (may not work)