Cast Iron Cornbread

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper
  • 3 tablespoons honey, or to taste
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup self-rising flour

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2
    Melt butter in a cast iron skillet. Turn off heat and set butter aside until needed.
  3. 3
    Combine cornmeal, salt, cayenne, honey, eggs, and buttermilk. Whisk to combine. Add flour and 1/2 the butter from the pan; whisk again. Pour batter over the remaining butter in the skillet
  4. 4
    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool briefly before slicing.

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