The Best Corn Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400³F.
• Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
• Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm if desired.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl mix together flour with sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl whisk together half and half cream or milk, eggs, oil and melted butter; add to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
• Mix in canned corn niblets.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the the cake tests done.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.
• Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk, then fold into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet into the oven.
• In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk together to combine well.
• In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs, and creamed corn, whisking together to combine thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients to the buttermilk mixture and stir to combine. If the batter will not pour, add more buttermilk to the batter.
• Swirl the canola oil in the hot cast iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet. Bake until the cornbread is golden brown and springs back upon the touch, about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and place a 9-inch cast iron skillet inside to heat while you make the batter.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk in the milk, buttermilk, and eggs. Whisk in almost all of the melted butter, reserving about 1 tablespoon for the skillet later on.
• Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of the hot skillet with the remaining butter. Pour the batter into the skillet and place it in the center of the oven. Bake until the center is firm and a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients and mix well -- it will be thicker than you expect.
• Pour into buttered 9" x 13" casserole dish.
• Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
• This cornbread is very moist and dense.
• For a little variation, add one or more of the following: a can of chopped green chiles, 1 cup of cheddar cheese, 1 cup of pepperjack cheese, 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro.
• Let it cool for 10 minutes for best flavor.

Steps:

• Spread bacon grease around in a 10-inch, well-seasoned, cast-iron skillet and put the skillet in the oven. Turn the oven to 450 degrees and leave it to heat while you prepare the corn bread.
• Combine the egg and buttermilk in a bowl, beating the egg slightly with a fork. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir to mix well.
• Add enough cornmeal to make a thin batter, like pancake batter. Every cornmeal is different, but one and three quarters cups, more or less, should be enough. As soon as the oven reaches 450 degrees and the bacon grease is just at the point of smoking, pour the batter into the pan all at once and return immediately to the oven. Bake until the top just begins to brown, approximately 15 minutes. Remove from oven, turn onto a plate and serve immediately with plenty of butter.

Steps:

• Whisk together oil and sugar until well blended.
• Add eggs, 2 at a time, and beat well after each addition.
• Whisk in sour cream and milk.
• Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
• Let batter rest for 15 minutes.
• Spoon into 2 sprayed 9-inch pans (either round or square) and bake at 425 for 15-17 minutes.
• Let cool a few minutes, then turn onto a rack and slice, and serve hot with butter and honey!

Steps:

• Set oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grease an 8 x 8-inch baking pan.
• Combine all dry ingredients.
• Cut in the shortening with a pastry knife until it's like small crumbs.
• Beat in eggs, cream and honey; beat (by hand with a wooden spoon) until smooth.
• Pour into a well-greased and floured baking pan.
• Bake 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean, and the top of cornbread is golden brown (don't over bake).