Buttermilk Cornbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt (necessary)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (chilled into small pieces)
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• 2 butter bottom and sides of 10" cast iron skillet or a 9x9" baking dish.
• 3 mix first 6 ingredients in a food processor.
• 4 cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 beat buttermilk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl.
• 6 add milk mixture to dry ingredients and process until well blended.
• 7 transfer to prepared skillet or dish.
• 8 bake about 30 minutes until golden on top and tester comes out clean when inserted into center.
• 9 cool in skillet or dish on wire rack.
• 10 serve with a nice bowl of soup and a green salad.