Just made a great cornbread - this will now be our go-to recipe

[NRaleighLiberal]

In a 375 deg oven place an 8 inch square pan with 2 tbsp butter - let it melt and sizzle.

In a large bowl, melt 1 stick of butter - then stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup white sugar.
Beat in 2 eggs.
Add 1 cup buttermilk and 1/2 tsp baking soda.

In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 1/3 cup yellow stone ground cornmeal and 2/3 c whole wheat flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt.

Add the solid to the liquid, mix quickly (a few lumps are OK), then pour into the hot pan. Bake at 375 for 25-30 min until nicely browned.

Moist, very buttery/corny/rich tasting - we like it with home made strawberry jam!

If you try it, let me know what you think....

[bif]

1. Sounds fantastic!

I'll have to try it the next time I make chili.

[pinto]

2. Sounds good. I like the buttermilk in the recipe. Will try this for a Christmas Eve pot luck.

Ever had this with a bit less sugar and some diced chilies?

(ed for spell)

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. it's really flexible - do with it what you will!

I kind of made it straight because that's what my wife and kids will like....but I would have added some sharp cheddar and chiles!

[gkhouston]

8. I never keep buttermilk in the house, but I just got a can of buttermilk powder to make a pie crust.

No more souring milk with lemon juice for me!

[SoapBox]

3. I wish you folks would stop with the recipes...

that are making me drool all over the keyboard!

[Denninmi]

5. 2/3rds of a cup of sugar total?

Seems like it would come out awfully sweet, more cake-like with that much sugar and butter.

Isn't sugar in cornbread more of a New England/Northern thing than a Southern thing?

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. Well, these two native northerners like this type of cornbread

better than the unsweet, all cornmeal southern type (heresy, I know...we don't like the vinegary typical eastern NC BBQ either)

[Denninmi]

7. I agree, I like it sweetened too

Just maybe not that much. I should try it some day and see.

[gkhouston]

9. Vinegary bbq is nasty. Give me Texas bbq and sweet cornbread any day. n/t

[northoftheborder]

10. looks just like my recipe, except NO SUGAR, and I use an iron skillet (Texas)

[vademocrat]

11. Old-fashioned southern cornbread - no flour or sugar

This is what I grew up with - to me, sweet cornbread is something better suited for dessert! I've made this with cheese, jalapenos, bacon - just add what you want.

preheat oven - 450 deg.
grease 8-9 in. cast iron skillet or 9-in. square glass baking dish & heat in oven
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups yellow stone ground cornmeal
1 tsp. salt
Beat eggs, buttermilk and baking soda together; add cornmeal and salt.
Pour into hot pan or dish
Bake for 20-25 minutes

[NRaleighLiberal]

12. the northerner in us like it sweeter and cakier!