Buttermilk Cornbread

Photo by Scott Phillips

Ingredients

1 large egg yolk
1 large egg
2 Tbs. unsalted butter or rendered bacon fat, cut into two pieces
1-¼ cups buttermilk
¼ tsp. baking soda
¾ tsp. table salt
1-½ tsp. baking powder
+ 2 more ingredients
- 1 Tbs. granulated sugar
- 1-½ cups yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground

Position a rack in the center of the oven and place a 10- to 11-inch cast-iron skillet or a 9-inch-square metal baking pan on the rack. Heat the oven to 450°F. Bring a small kettle of water to a boil. While the water comes to a boil, put 1/2 cup of the cornmeal in a medium mixing bowl. In a smal...

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Variations on Buttermilk Cornbread

Buttermilk Cornbread
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- +2 other ingredients
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- Vegetable cooking oil spray
- 1 c all-purpose flour
- 1 c stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 1 T baking powder
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t baking soda
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- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
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- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
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- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, divided
- 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
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