Southern Buttermilk Corn Bread Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda (if using), and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, butter, and eggs (mixture might appear curdled). Add to flour mixture and stir just until combined (do not overmix). Transfer to baking pan and smooth top.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 15 minutes before serving.

BEST EVER SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Melt butter in cast iron skillet and pour into glass measuring cup or bowl. Using what's left in the skillet lightly grease and heat in oven 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt in a bowl.
• Whisk eggs in seperate bowl and whisk into buttermilk. Whisk into the dry mixture until just smooth.
• Whisk in hot melted butter
• Pour batter into hot skillet. Bake at 400° for 30 to 33 minutes or until golden brown.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
• Whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and 4 tablespoons of the butter; stir into cornmeal mixture just until combined.
• Remove skillet from oven, and add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to skillet; swirl butter around skillet until heated through, about 30 seconds. Carefully pour batter into hot skillet. Bake in preheated oven until cornbread is golden and pulls away from sides of skillet, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool 3 to 5 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack; slice and serve warm.