Traditional southern cornbread is often, like this recipe, unsweetened. The key to perfect cornbread is using just enough butter in a hot skillet to crisp the edges. Eat this fresh and warm, or use it as the base for cornbread dressing.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups skim milk
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 3 cups stone-ground cornmeal
- 1 tsp. salt
- 6 tsp. baking powder
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted, divided
Directions
- Place a 12-inch cast iron skillet on the center rack of the oven and preheat to 375°F.
- Combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Whisk eggs into soured milk. Drizzle in oil and all but 1 tablespoon of the melted butter.
- Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients until well mixed but slightly lumpy.
- Pour remaining butter into hot skillet and swirl to coat bottom and sides. Pour batter into prepared skillet. Bake until cornbread is lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean (about 45 minutes).
Nutrition Facts
6 servings per container
Serving Size 224 g
| Amount per serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 515 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 30g | 38% | |
| Saturated Fat 8.5g | 40% | |
| Trans Fat 0.5g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 17g | ||
| Cholesterol 104mg | 35% | |
| Sodium 1005mg | 43% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 54g | 20% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.5g | 14% | |
| Total Sugars 6g | ||
| Includes 0g Added Sugars | 0% | |
| Sugar Alcohol 0g | ||
| Other Carbohydrate 43g | ||
| Protein 11g | ||
| Vitamin D 1.7mcg | 10% | |
| Calcium 482.2mg | 35% | |
| Iron 3.2mg | 15% | |
| Potassium 375mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin A 168.8mcg | 20% | |
| Vitamin C 2mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin E 3.3mg | 20% | |
| Vitamin K 11.8mcg | 10% | |
| Thiamin 0.3mg | 25% | |
| Riboflavin 0.4mg | 30% | |
| Niacin 4.2mg | 25% | |
| Vitamin B6 0.3mg | 20% | |
| Folate 32mcg | 8% | |
| Vitamin B12 0.7mcg | 30% | |
| Biotin 10.1mcg | 35% | |
| Chloride 148.6mg | 6% | |
| Pantothenate 1mg | 20% | |
| Phosphorus 752.5mg | 60% | |
| Iodine 36.8mcg | 25% | |
| Magnesium 93.6mg | 20% | |
| Zinc 1.8mg | 20% | |
| Selenium 19.5mcg | 35% | |
| Copper 0.2mg | 20% | |
| Manganese 0.3mg | 15% | |
| Chromium 20.3mcg | 60% | |
| Molybdenum 39.9mcg | 90% | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Skim Milk, Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal, Eggs, Olive Oil, Butter (sweet Cream), Lemon Juice, Baking Powder (sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Salt, Baking Soda.
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