Cornbread

Bread

Cornbread

BreadOrigin: United States

Southern-style cornbread with cornmeal, flour, egg, milk and butter.

Prep 15 min
Cook 25 min
Total time 40 min
Portions 8
Total weight 656 g
Per portion 82 g

Ingredients

Method

Heat oven and tin

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan).
  2. Grease a 20 cm tin or skillet; put it in the oven to heat if you want a crisp base.

Make the batter

  1. Melt the butter and cool slightly.
  2. Whisk the dry ingredients including baking powder.
  3. Whisk in the egg, milk, melted butter and sugar until just combined.

Bake

  1. Pour into the hot tin.
  2. Bake 22–28 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
  3. Rest 10 minutes before slicing. Serve warm.

Serving

Serve warm with butter or alongside chilli and stews.

Storage

Airtight up to 2 days; reheat gently. Freezes well.

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