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Yummy cornbread topped with a slice of butter.
Tori Hammontree

Southern Style Cornbread

A traditional Southern style cornbread made with cornmeal, buttermilk, egg, butter, and optional sugar.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups White Lily self-rising cornmeal mix
  • 1 1/2 cups butter milk you can subsitute for regular whole milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar OPTIONAL
  • 2 tbsp butter

Method
 

  1. Thoroughly mix cornmeal, buttermilk, egg, and optional sugar in a medium bowl.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  3. Put 2 tbsp butter in a small casserole dish. Leave in the preheating oven until fully melted.
  4. Once the oven is preheated, remove the dish.
  5. Add batter; bake for 30 minutes.
  6. Remove when the center no longer jiggles, the bread is completely golden brown, or a fork inserted in the center comes out clean. If the fork is not clean, keep baking.
  7. Cool, or slice and serve with butter.

Notes

Please be cautious and wearing heat protectant gloves while removing the pan from the oven. It will be extremely hot.
Total time: 30 minutes.