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Skillet Cornbread

This skillet cornbread is the ultimate comfort food. Made with buttermilk in a cast iron skillet, it's moist with gorgeous crispy edges.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Skillet Cornbread
Servings: 12
Author: Susie Bulloch (heygrillhey.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup cornmeal
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • cup whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 Tablespoons butter

Pink Peppercorn Butter

  • 8 Tablespoons softened butter
  • 1 Tablespoons pink peppercorns
  • 2-3 Tablespoons honey

Instructions

  • Preheat your grill and skillet. Preheat your oven or grill to 425 degrees F and heat your skillet.
  • Mix dry ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
    1 ¼ cup cornmeal, ¾ cup flour, ¼ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • Mix wet ingredients. In a separate, smaller bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, milk, eggs, and 4 Tablespoons melted butter.
    1 cup buttermilk, ⅓ cup whole milk, 2 eggs, 4 Tablespoons butter
  • Combine and mix. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir lightly to combine. Do not over mix the batter.
  • Add to skillet. Melt 4 Tablespoons butter in your cast iron skillet Once butter is melted, and batter to skillet.
    4 Tablespoons butter
  • Make butter. IN a bowl, combine ingredients for Pink Peppercorn Butter, and mix together well. Serve with fresh cornbread.
    8 Tablespoons softened butter, 1 Tablespoons pink peppercorns, 2-3 Tablespoons honey
  • Bake cornbread. Close your oven or grill and reduce the heat to 350 degrees F. Cook for 40 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle of the cornbread comes out clean and the cornbread is golden brown.

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Nutrition

Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 478mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 315IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg