Inas cornbread is a Southern classic that has been enjoyed for generations. It is a sweet, moist cornbread that is perfect for any occasion. Whether you are serving it for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, this cornbread will be a hit. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. You can add cheese, bacon, or jalapenos to give it a little extra flavor. No matter how you choose to make it, inas cornbread is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CORNBREAD
Cornbread is a great side dish that your family will love to eat on its own or use to wipe their plate clean of all the deliciousness you serve up. This recipe for cornbread works equally as well with yellow, white or blue cornmeal so you can choose the color of cornbread you want! With Gold Medal™ flour and 10 minutes of prep time, you'll be pulling a golden brown cornbread out of the oven before you know it.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch round cake pan with the cooking spray.
- In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the butter over low heat until melted.
- In a large bowl, beat the melted butter, milk and egg with a fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once; stir just until the flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl. Spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 260 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g
BROWN BUTTER SKILLET CORNBREAD
This lightly sweet cornbread has a crunchy, buttery crust, which comes from baking it in a hot skillet. If you have a cast-iron pan, this is the time to use it. The heavy, heat-retaining material will give you the darkest color (which equals the most flavor). But any large ovenproof skillet will work. And if you don't have a skillet big enough to hold all the batter, you can either halve the recipe or bake the cornbread in 9-by-13-inch pan. (Brown the butter first in a saucepan.) Your bread won't have the same dark crust, but the moist crumb flavored with brown butter and maple syrup is ample recompense.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories breads, side dish
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. On the stovetop, in a 11- or 12-inch skillet (ovenproof and preferably cast iron), melt the butter over medium heat. Cook, swirling pan to lightly coat sides and bottom, until the foam subsides and the butter turns a deep nut brown. (Watch carefully to see that it does not burn.)
- Pour brown butter into a large bowl. (Do not wipe out the pan.) Whisk the maple syrup into the butter, then whisk in buttermilk. The mixture should be cool to the touch; if not, let cool before whisking in the eggs. Then whisk in the cornmeal, flours, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
- If the skillet is no longer hot (cast iron retains heat longer than other metals), reheat it briefly on the stove for a few minutes. Scrape batter back into it. Bake until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into it emerges clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool in the skillet for 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 265, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 341 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SKILLET CORNBREAD WITH CHIVES
A true Southerner wouldn't dare add sugar to this cornbread recipe, but a Yankee might miss it. Do what you will; we don't judge.
Categories Bon Appétit Bread Cornmeal Buttermilk Chive Dinner Side Thanksgiving
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place a rack in middle of oven and set skillet on rack; preheat to 450°F.
- Meanwhile, whisk cornmeal, sugar (if using), kosher salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl to combine. Whisk egg and buttermilk in a medium bowl; add to dry ingredients and mix to incorporate.
- Carefully remove skillet from oven, add lard, and swirl in pan to coat. Scrape batter into skillet (it should sizzle around edges on contact). Bake cornbread until top is golden brown and center is firm, 15-20 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes before serving.
- Spread butter over cornbread, top with chives, and sprinkle with sea salt.
SOUR CREAM CORNBREAD
Easy cornbread recipe that you can make to go with your chili, BBQ sandwich, beans, and many other meals!
Provided by Emily Hughes
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Cornbread Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add sour cream, butter, and eggs; stir until fully incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a tooth pick inserted in the center of the cornbread comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.7 calories, Carbohydrate 41.6 g, Cholesterol 89.7 mg, Fat 19.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 344.1 mg, Sugar 16.9 g
INA GARTEN'S JALAPENO CHEDDAR CORNBREAD (BAREFOOT CONTESSA)
My mother-in-law was missing part of this recipe (she came in late on the show) so she had me track it down and I'm posting it in case anyone else goes looking.
Provided by Marla Swoffer
Categories Breads
Time 1h
Yield 1 pan
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter.
- With a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the dry until most of the lumps are dissolved. Don't overmix!
- Mix in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar, the scallions and jalapenos, and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking pan.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining grated Cheddar and extra chopped scallions.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and cut into large squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.
INA'S CORNBREAD
Provided by Martha Stewart
Yield Makes one 10-by-7-inch bread
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Melt butter. Combine with buttermilk, milk, and egg. Sift together dry ingredients; add to buttermilk mixture and stir until just blended. Pour into buttered 10-by-7-inch dish.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until firm and golden.
JALAPENO CHEDDAR CORNBREAD
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories side-dish
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 large pieces
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter. With a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the dry until most of the lumps are dissolved. Don't overmix! Mix in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar, the scallions and jalapenos, and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking pan.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining grated Cheddar and extra chopped scallions. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cut into large squares. Serve warm or at room temperature.
INA GARTEN CORN BREAD
Steps:
- Sour Cream Corn Bread Makes 2 loaves This all-American quick bread is usually served with dinner. To make it ahead, I bake it in loaves, and then slice, toast, and slather it with butter and jam for breakfast. Bobâs Red Mill cornmeal is widely available and essential for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line the bottom of two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2-inch loaf pans with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, sour cream, and eggs and then slowly whisk in the melted butter. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and mix them together with a rubber spatula, until combined. Donât overmix! Pour the batter into the prepared pans, smooth the top, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Place the pans on a rack and cool completely. When ready to serve, slice the corn bread, toast it, and serve with salted butter and strawberry jam. Note: Check the expiration date of your baking powder to make sure itâs still active. Make It Ahead: Bake the corn breads, cool completely, wrap tightly, and refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost, if necessary, slice 1/2 inch thick, and toast.
CHEDDAR DILL CORNBREAD (INA GARTEN) ( BAREFOOT CONTESSA)
A recipe from Ina Garten the Barefoot Contessa from the Food Network. I watched the show and had to save this recipe for safekeeping as it looks like the perfect accompaniment to soup, salad, meat or poultry dishes. It is less harsh than her jalepeno version. It looks great. It was on her Potluck episode in which she makes this and takes it to a friend. Prep time includes letting it sit at room temp per her instructions. Yum. Enjoy. ChefDLH
Provided by ChefDLH
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 1 piece of cornbread, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In separate bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and butter. With a wooden spoon, stir the wet ingredients into the dry until most of the lumps are dissolved. Don't overmix!
- Mix in 2 cups of the grated Cheddar and the dill, and allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking pan.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and sprinkle with the remaining grated Cheddar.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool and cut into large squares.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Tips:
- Use Fresh Ingredients: Always use fresh ingredients, especially cornmeal, to ensure the best flavor and texture of your cornbread.
- Choose the Right Cornmeal: Opt for medium-grind cornmeal for a moist and tender crumb, and coarse-grind cornmeal for a more rustic and hearty texture.
- Measure Accurately: Be precise with your measurements to achieve the perfect balance of ingredients. Use a kitchen scale for the most accurate results.
- Use Buttermilk or Yogurt: Incorporating buttermilk or yogurt adds a tangy flavor and helps keep the cornbread moist and fluffy.
- Don't Overmix the Batter: Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined. Overmixing can result in a tough and dense cornbread.
- Preheat Your Baking Pan: Preheat your baking pan before pouring in the batter. This helps create a crispy golden crust on the cornbread.
- Bake at High Temperature: Bake the cornbread at a high temperature (400°F or above) for a short period to achieve a light and fluffy interior with a crispy exterior.
- Let it Cool: Allow the cornbread to cool for a few minutes before serving. This helps the bread to set and prevents it from crumbling.
Conclusion:
With its versatile flavor and numerous variations, cornbread remains a beloved culinary staple. Whether you prefer a classic Southern-style cornbread, a moist and tender skillet cornbread, or a zesty Mexican cornbread, there's a recipe to suit every palate. Remember to use fresh ingredients, measure accurately, and handle the batter with care to achieve the perfect cornbread. Experiment with different recipes and techniques until you discover your own favorite version of this timeless classic. Enjoy the sweet and savory goodness of homemade cornbread with your loved ones, creating lasting memories around the table.
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