There is something special about a pan of warm cornbread dripping with melted butter! This Traditional Cornbread Recipe is super easy to make with simple ingredients. And you can put it together in 5 minutes in a single bowl.
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE cornbread. Especially cornbread that is hot and fresh directly out of the oven.
But there’s a wide range of textures and levels of sweetness in cornbread recipes. I’ve made sure that this recipe will always be soft, and moist, and tender, but not overly sweet. If there was ever a perfect traditional cornbread recipe – this is it.
Maybe my fondness for cornbread is because it reminds me of the winter meals my Mom would make growing up. We would always have cornbread as a side dish with a big bowl of chili or her special vegetable beef soup recipe.
I can picture the golden cornbread as it came out fresh from the oven filling the house with warmth.
Cornbread is fantastic plain. But it is also wonderful with butter and, my personal favorite, with both butter AND honey.
Some people love sticking it right into a bowl and surrounding it with hot, spicy chili smothered in cheese and sour cream. Are you hungry yet?
Cornbread is also great as a leftover. We heat it up for breakfast the next morning and serve it with fresh fruit. It is so versatile which is one of my favorite things about it. I encourage you, try this perfectly sweet, flavorful cornbread recipe today and you will be adding it to your list of favorites.
The other nice thing about this Traditional Cornbread Recipe is that this recipe can be made ahead – well at least most of it. I like to mix all the dry ingredients and store them in a resealable bag, then all I have to do is add the wet ingredients and into the oven the cornbread goes. We do this with our Pancake Mix too, it simply makes life easier.
Traditional Cornbread Recipe
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 9-12 pieces 1x
Description
There is something special about a pan of warm cornbread dripping with melted butter! This Traditional Cornbread Recipe is super easy to make with simple ingredients! Put it together in minutes in 1 bowl!
Ingredients
- 1 cup fine or medium ground cornmeal
- 1 cup Gluten Free flour blend
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (softened)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter an 8×8 square baking pan or 9″ round pan.
- Stir together dry ingredients
- Add the milk, eggs, and butter and beat until smooth
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
- I like to check mine at 15 minutes and turn the pan
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Side Dish
