Skillet Cornbread

 

Country Cooking

 

2      cups yellow cornmeal   

3/4   cup all-purpose flour

3      tablespoons granulated sugar

2      teaspoons baking powder 

1/2   teaspoon baking soda

1/2   teaspoon kosher salt

2      cups buttermilk

2      large eggs, beaten

1/4   cup Canola oil


Position a rack in the center of the oven. Generously oil a 9 or 10-inch cast-iron skillet and place it on the rack.  Preheat the oven to 425-degrees.  
Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl to combine.  Whisk the buttermilk, eggs, and oil in another bowl until well combined. Pour liquid ingredients into dry ingredients until the batter is moistened.
Remove the hot skillet from the oven and pour in the batter. Bake until the bread springs back when pressed in the center, 20 to 25 minutes.  Let stand 5 minutes.  Turn out onto a plate or serve directly from the skillet. 

Yield:  6-8 servings.

 

Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.     Home Economist