Cornbread
Cornbread
A skillet bread — cornmeal, buttermilk, a hot pan. Sugar is a regional fight we will not pretend is settled.
Recipe by I Want Some Food · Reviewed by the editorial kitchen. Native name preserved: Cornbread.
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- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- No chilli
- Cost
- Cheap nightUnder $8 USD · indicative, not a store price
About
Cornbread is cornmeal batter in a screaming-hot greased skillet so the edges fry. Southern savory versions often skip sugar; sweeter Northern-style loaves are a different bread. This is a skillet with a teaspoon of sugar as a house hedge, named as such.
Ingredients
Scaling multiplies the written quantities. Baking still prefers a scale.
Steps
Step 1
Heat a skillet with most of the butter in a 220°C oven.
8 minStep 2
Mix dry, then eggs and milk. Pour into the screaming pan. Bake 18–20 minutes until the edges pull away.
20 min
Adapt this recipe
The canonical recipe stays intact. Personal versions are labelled. Serving changes are maths, not AI.
Adaptations · 0 / 15 used. Resets 24 August.
Substitutions
Buttermilk → Plain milk
Less tang.
Tips
- Bacon drippings in the skillet is the usual extra.
- No buttermilk: milk plus a spoon of vinegar, 10 minutes.
History & culture
Next to greens, beans, chilli. Indigenous maize, African and European baking meeting in a pan.
Cornbread is older than the sugar argument. Enslaved cooks and Indigenous technique sit in the pan.
Regional variation
Provenance: Editorial adaptation. Original editorial adaptation for I Want Some Food. Not copied from another recipe site. Official recipe photography is pending. Photograph: Infrogmation of New Orleans via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toaster%20Cornbread.jpg
Questions about this recipe
Answers taken from this dish's times, amounts, swaps and tips — not a chatbot.
How long does Cornbread take?
30 min all in — 10 min prep, 20 min cook. That is the time on this recipe, not a guess.
How many does it serve?
The recipe is written for 8 wedges. Scale the ingredient list on the page if you are cooking for a different number.
How hard is it?
Easy.
How spicy is it?
No chilli.
What allergens should I watch?
This recipe is labelled for Eggs, Milk. Labels are informational — check the packets in your kitchen. This is not medical advice.
Does it fit a diet?
The published recipe is labelled Vegetarian.
What does it cost to cook?
Cheap night — about Under $8 USD, as a grocery budget for this recipe, not a restaurant price.
What equipment do I need?
Mixing bowl, Oven, Frying pan.
How much salt do I put in?
The recipe lists Salt at 1 tsp.
How much sugar?
1 tsp (optional) of Sugar.
What can I use instead?
Buttermilk → Plain milk. Less tang.
Any tips from this recipe?
Bacon drippings in the skillet is the usual extra. No buttermilk: milk plus a spoon of vinegar, 10 minutes.
Can I use an air fryer?
This method is not written for an air fryer. The core technique on the page still applies.
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