Bread
Skillet Cornbread
No sugar, no apology — the way it's made when it's meant for gravy.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup bacon grease or butter, plus more for the skillet
Steps
- 1Preheat oven to 425°F with a 10-inch cast-iron skillet inside.
- 2Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- 3Whisk in buttermilk and egg until just combined.
- 4Carefully remove the hot skillet, add bacon grease, and swirl to coat. Pour the excess into the batter and stir in.
- 5Pour batter into the hot skillet — it should sizzle. Bake 20-25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.