Corn Bread

9 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white cornmeal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 cups well-shaken buttermilk
  • 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, melted
  • Special equipment: 2 (10-inch) well-seasoned cast-iron skillets

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat dry skillets in upper and lower thirds of oven while preheating oven to 450F.
  2. 2
    Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder and soda, and salt.
  3. 3
    Add eggs, buttermilk, and 1 cup melted butter, then quickly stir together.
  4. 4
    Remove hot skillets from oven.
  5. 5
    Divide remaining 1/2 cup melted butter between them, then divide batter between pans.
  6. 6
    Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes total.

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