Honey Buttermilk Cornbread
Buttermilk, honey and butter all help to make this loaf of cornbread worthy of stealing the show at your next summer potluck.
Cornbread is often a potluck staple, but do we give it the attention it deserves? It’s usually just something to serve on the side, hidden down at the end of the buffet line.
Not anymore! There’s no boring box mixes here— this cornbread is super easy and made completely from-scratch with simple ingredients. If you have a few extra minutes, then you have the time to bake it homemade.
Wedges of this honey buttermilk cornbread deserve to be served right up front next to the barbecued chicken and bright summer salads. And while it goes well with just about anything, it’s also perfect just by itself, warm, with a slather of butter and drizzle of honey.
Honey Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (120 grams)
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal (138 grams)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk (250 ml)
- ⅓ cup honey (113 grams)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled (85 grams)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter 9-inch cast iron skillet. Alternately, you can use 9-inch round cake pan.
- In large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In separate bowl whisk together buttermilk, honey, butter, egg and egg yolk. Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared skillet or cake pan. Bake until golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out with few moist crumbs, about 30-35 minutes.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with butter and honey if desired.
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Classic cornbread like this is the best. Definitely need to try this recipe!
This looks amazing! My Mom used to make this and serve it with butter and syrup for dessert now and then. It was always a big hit. I will for sure give your recipe a try !!
Thanks !
I want a wedge of this bread in my belly now! This family loves corn bread, I’m going to have to give this one a try! Hope you’re staying cool!
I agree – cornbread totally deserves a spotlight! And this one is just so perfect – it looks light and fluffy and the buttermilk & honey sound like they make it shine. Love these pics, Annalise!
Absolute cornbread perfection!
Yum! I’ve never tried cornbread made with buttermilk! This is going on my list to try ASAP
Since there was no reviews about how it came out, only how everyone will put it on their list I decided to try this recipe anyway. The balance of ingredients were perfect. The only thing different was I added diced jalapeno. The cornbread was moist and restaurant quality. Goodbye boxed cornbread, this is definitely a keeper.