Golden Brown-Butter Skillet Cornbread
Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen.
Butter is browned in the preheated skillet, whisked with buttermilk and eggs, folded into cornmeal, flour and leaveners, and baked in the same hot pan until golden.
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Method
- 1
Heat the pan. Put the empty cast-iron pan in the oven and heat to 220 °C (200 °C fan).
- 2
Mix the dry ingredients. Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarbonate and salt together.
- 3
Brown the butter. Take out the hot pan, add the butter and swirl 1-2 minutes until it foams and smells nutty. Pour all but 1 tbsp into a bowl.
- 4
Mix the batter. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs into the browned butter, pour into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined.
- 5
Bake. Scrape into the hot pan and bake 18-22 minutes until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
- 6
Serve. Cool 5 minutes, cut into 8 wedges and serve warm with butter.
Storage
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 2 days, or freeze for up to 1 month. Warm through before serving.
Free sugars
6.2 g per serving
12.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 24.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- 25 cm cast-iron frying pan
- 2 mixing bowls
- whisk
- spatula
- skewer
- oven gloves
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 290 kcal |
| Protein | 6.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 37.1 g |
| of which sugars | 8.9 g |
| of which free sugars | 6.2 g |
| Fat | 12.9 g |
| of which saturates | 7.5 g |
| Fibre | 1.2 g |
| Salt | 1.38 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.2 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
