Dutch Oven Buttermilk Cornbread Recipes

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda (if using), and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, butter, and eggs (mixture might appear curdled). Add to flour mixture and stir just until combined (do not overmix). Transfer to baking pan and smooth top.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack 15 minutes before serving.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
• Whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and 4 tablespoons of the butter; stir into cornmeal mixture just until combined.
• Remove skillet from oven, and add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to skillet; swirl butter around skillet until heated through, about 30 seconds. Carefully pour batter into hot skillet. Bake in preheated oven until cornbread is golden and pulls away from sides of skillet, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool 3 to 5 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack; slice and serve warm.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of the oil into a well-seasoned 9-inch cast-iron skillet (see Cook's Note) and place over medium-high heat. Pour the cornmeal into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the cornmeal and add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil. With a fork, stir in enough of the buttermilk to make a batter that is thick but can be easily poured into the hot skillet. You may not need all 3 cups.
• Carefully pour the batter into the skillet. The oil will come up around the edges. Use the back of a spoon to smooth this over the top of the batter. Continue to heat on the stovetop for 1 minute, then transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the cornbread until browned on top, about 20 minutes. Immediately turn the cornbread out onto a cooling rack to keep the crust crisp.

GRANDMA'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Generously oil a seasoned 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place in the preheated oven; set a timer for 10 minutes.
• While the skillet is heating, place cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl and mix together with a large spoon.
• Place eggs and oil in a medium bowl. Whisk in 1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
• When 2 minutes remain on the timer, stir buttermilk mixture into cornmeal mixture using the spoon.
• Remove the skillet from the oven when the timer goes off. Pour batter into the hot skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool cornbread in the skillet for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top of the skillet and invert cornbread onto the plate.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Melt shortening in a large (approximately 12 inches) iron skillet in a 350 degree oven until melted and very hot.
• While the shortening is heating you can begin to prepare the cornbread batter.
• In a large bowl combine the meal, egg and buttermilk and mix only to combine ingredients some lumps left is best.
• When the shortening is hot, roll it around in the pan to keep the cornbread from sticking and pour the remaining shortening (leave about a teaspoon in the pan) into your batter and mix together.
• Pour batter into pan and cook in oven for approximately 20 to 25 minutes.

CLASSIC BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Butter bottom and sides of a 10 inch cast iron skillet or 9x9 inch baking pan.
• Mix first 6 ingredients in a food processor.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Beat buttermilk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl.
• Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and process until just blended.
• Transfer to prepared pan.
• Bake about 30 minutes, until golden on top and tester comes out clean when inserted into center.
• Cool in pan on rack.

BUTTERMILK CORN BREAD, A SIMPLE METHOD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a nine-inch to 10-inch round baking pan or a cast-iron skillet.
• Mix cornmeal, flour, baking soda and salt together. Stir in the buttermilk and two tablespoons of the butter. Spread in prepared pan and bake 30 minutes.
• Brush with remaining melted butter. Serve warm or at room temperature.