Skillet Cornbread

Skillet Cornbread is a simple scratch recipe that anyone can make. Buttery and slightly sweet with a crunchy crust, this skillet cornbread will quickly become your favorite too!

Skillet Cornbread

Cornbread is classic comfort food. It pairs well with everything from Crock Pot Black Eyed Peas to our favorite Slow Cooker Cheesy Smoked Sausage and Potato Soup or Smoked Meatloaf!

You don’t need a mix to make great cornbread, it’s super simple and this tried and true recipe turns out every single time!

How to Make Skillet Cornbread

• Preheat oven to 425®.
• Place a cast iron skillet in the oven as it preheats.

• Add cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together.
• Add milk, egg and butter to dry mixture and mix until combined. 

• Remove skillet from oven and add butter or vegetable oil.

• Pour cornbread batter into skillet, spreading evenly. 
• Bake for 20 minutes. 

• Cornbread is done when a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Serve immediately with butter. 

 Sometimes I make the cornbread batter into muffins, but I really like the crunchy crust you get in an iron skillet. 

Sugar in Cornbread is Optional: 

Adding sugar to cornbread is quite controversial, you can skip it and it doesn’t change anything in this recipe and it’s easy to adjust to your taste. Personally, I like it a little on the sweeter side.

I have adapted my mother in law’s recipe just slightly, adding butter and a little more sugar. Nothing excites my kids more than to show up at grandma’s house as she’s pulling a pan of cornbread out of the oven!

You can also use vegetable oil in place of the butter if you prefer it. I make it both ways depending how much butter I have on hand. Of course using butter, you get a more buttery flavor. 

We love cornbread for breakfast or dessert slathered in melted butter and drizzled with honey. I remember my grandma and grandpa eating cornbread (or hushpuppies from their catfish restaurant) in a glass of buttermilk as a snack. Ever tried it?

Cornbread is one of the key ingredients in southern cornbread dressing, it’s such a staple at our house and so much better than the box mix, I promise!

If you are a big cornbread fan, you might also like my grandma’s Mexican Cornbread. It’s a great weeknight dinner made with ground beef, cheese, onions and jalapeños and our Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread is always a hit to serve with soup or chili.

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Skillet Cornbread

Easy Skillet Cornbread from scratch that anyone can make. Just a few simple ingredients and ready in less than 30 minutes.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Breads

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cornbread, cornbread from scratch, easy cornbread, homemade cornbread, skillet cornbread, sweet cornbread

Servings: 8

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter plus 1 tablespoon melted (divided use) or Vegetable Oil
• 1 egg

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 425 °
• Place cast iron skillet into oven as it preheats.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the first five ingredients, stirring until well combined.
• Add milk, butter and egg, stir until just combined.
• Carefully remove skillet from oven and add 1 tablespoon of butter or vegetable oil.
• Pour in batter, spreading around evenly.
• Place skillet back into oven and bake for 18-22 minutes, or until cornbread is lightly browned on top and an inserted knife comes out clean.
• Serve with butter.

Notes

Store leftover cornbread wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 2 days.

Reheat cornbread in a toaster oven or in a 325° oven wrapped in foil for about 15 minutes.