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Skillet Cornbread

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 11/16/20Updated: 3/08/23

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Skillet Cornbread is easy to make and the crispy edges are delicious!

Skillet Cornbread is the perfect partner with just about any soup or chili. Try it with my Pumpkin Chili with Chicken!

cornbread in a cast iron pan

Cornbread in a Cast Iron Skillet

I love cooking in my cast iron skillet.  Food just tastes better when it is cooked in cast iron.

I have three cast iron skillets that stay stacked inside each other on my stove top at all times because I like they way they look.  I also have no room for them in my pot and pan cupboard!  It makes me happy to see them there getting better with age, just like me 🙂  

cornbread in a skillet with a piece missing

What if I Don’t Have a Cast Iron Pan?

This recipe originally called for the cornbread to be baked in a 8 x 8 pan, but I decided it would taste better if I cooked it in my cast iron skillet!  Of course you can make this even if you don’t have a cast iron skillet but you really should get one.

What is Cornmeal?

You can find cornmeal in the baking aisle of the grocery store. It is dried and ground corn and can range in texture from fine to coarse. I use a fine cornmeal. But it is not the same thing as corn flour or masa harina or grits. Corn Flour is more finely ground than corn meal.

mixing up cornbread

How to Make Skillet Cornbread

  • Combine eggs, buttermilk and melted butter in a bowl and beat.
  • Then Mix dry ingredients together including cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • Add 1 Tbsp butter into your cast iron skillet and place it in the oven as it preheats and remove as soon as butter is melted.
  • Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
pouring cornbread batter into skillet
  • Pour your cornbread batter into the pan with the melted butter.
side view of skillet cornbread
  • Put it back in the oven and bake for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. You want to see those nice crispy edges around the outside.
cornbread in a skillet with piece missing

You are now ready to cut yourself a nice big piece and slather it with butter and honey. Make it even more delicious when you add some honey butter! Check out my mother in law’s amazing honey butter recipe here. This skillet cornbread is best served warm right out of the oven. but don’t forget the pan will be hot!

slice of skillet cornbread

Try some of these delicious chili recipes with your skillet cornbread:

  • Small Batch Chili for Two
  • White Chicken Chili
  • Instant Pot Turkey Chili
  • Slow Cooker Chili
5 from 3 votes
cornbread in a skillet with a piece missing

Skillet Cornbread

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Skillet Cornbread is easy to make and the crispy edges are delicious!
serves: 10 pieces
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
Total:30 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter plus 1 Tbsp for the pan
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425.
  • Melt 1/2 C butter. Allow to cool
  • In a bowl combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt and mix.
  • In another bowl mix together buttermilk and eggs. Add in 1/2 C melted butter.
  • Pour the flour mixture into the liquid mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Put 1 Tbsp butter into your pan and place in oven as it preheats. Remove as soon as butter is melted.
  • Pour batter into pan with melted butter and bake for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 209kcal (10%) Carbohydrates: 22g (7%) Protein: 4g (8%) Fat: 12g (18%) Saturated Fat: 7g (44%) Cholesterol: 60mg (20%) Sodium: 299mg (13%) Potassium: 169mg (5%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 6g (7%) Vitamin A: 371IU (7%) Calcium: 69mg (7%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Bread
Cuisine:American
cornbread in a skillet with a piece missing
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  1. Steve says

    Posted on 1/14 at 3:26 pm

    Great recipe. I used a 12” inch cast iron pan and it was very slightly overdone at 18 minutes. I’ll have to try a 10” next time. But even with that, it’s delicious – and airy because of the high-ish amount of flour. Definitely making this recipe again.

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  2. Tony says

    Posted on 3/10 at 6:36 pm

    Made this tonight and it was sooooooo tasty! Crispy crust on top and very moist inside. This is now my go to recipe for cornbread.

    Reply
  3. Leslie Swope says

    Posted on 11/27 at 3:14 pm

    I love this cornbread recipe. It is sweet without being overly sweet and it’s not dry at all. And melting the butter while the oven preheats makes such a crispy, buttery crust! This will forever be my cornbread recipe.

    I never write in and rate recipes, but this one is so good, I just had to. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. vicky wilson says

    Posted on 1/19 at 9:27 pm

    Wow. Made this tonight. I have tried several cornbread recipes and they’re always a bit dry.

    Not this one! I preheated my little 8 inch cast iron skillet (I, too, love cast iron) with some vegetable oil. Then kept it in there until time to add the cornbread glop. Only added the T of butter at the last minute so it wouldn’t burn.

    This had a nice crispy edge and a soft, delicate interior. This will be my recipe forever. Thank you!!!!

    Reply
  5. Lolly Jane says

    Posted on 11/17 at 11:48 pm

    Mmmm…looks tasty! Have you made the recipe where you grind your own popcorn kernels then use that as your dry mix? Our mom makes it and it’s soo delish!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 11/18 at 8:23 am

      I haven’t heard of that way of making cornbread – I might just have to give it a try. Can you grind them in a Vitamix I wonder??

      Reply
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