Grandma’s Cornbread
Friends, during this quarantine time I wanted to take time to share some recipes from the heart. And they also contain simple ingredients that you could have in your pantries and refrigerators already. I hope that our time spent on our Facebook Live videos lifts your spirits, because it sure does mine. My recipe for Grandma’s Cornbread is truly a recipe from the heart. I wanted to start with that after thinking about simple food that comforts our spirit. And listening to my dad talk about growing up and memories of the cornbread hot out of the oven.
I can’t say my boys grew up eating cornbread often, because I had not been making it. However, they sure have been enjoying it recently. And they even enjoy reheating it in the oven to revive the crunchy edges for a snack or dinner the next day!
Cornbread is great alongside many different dishes. Here in the south it is a must have alongside pinto beans. It is delicious with chili or other tomato-based soups. Sometime back I posted a recipe for Tangy Skillet Chicken with Tomatoes. It would be a great partner for Grandma’s Cornbread as well! And just last night my guys reheated some and had it with grilled chicken and salad. You really can’t go wrong with it.
Now I prefer to cook my cornbread in an 8-inch cast iron skillet. This is because you can get the pan so hot in the oven prior to cooking and achieve those crunchy edges. I am partial to the Lodge Brand 8-inch since they are made here locally. And they offer one on Amazon for an amazing price of 9.88 with Prime shipping. (that may be delayed with all of the virus stuff so be patient). I am linking it above. This is a crazy great value.
I hope that my Grandma’s Cornbread recipe brings comfort to your spirit during this time. And I hope that you will hop on over to Facebook and join us on our Live videos soon. I just learned how to save the live videos so I will be saving those and posting them to YouTube and here with the recipes in the future. I hope you find them fun and entertaining. I love you guys and I am praying for your good health and that of your family. XO Lara
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Grandma’s Cornbread
Equipment
- 8" Cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 3-4 tbsp canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups buttermilk substitution in notes
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 cups self-rising corn meal
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees
- Pour 3-4 tbsp of canola oil in bottom of 8” cast iron skillet or 8×8 oven proof skillet and place in oven to heat.
- Mix next 4 ingredients with a whisk
- Remove skillet/dish from oven and pour batter into dish. It should sizzle (this makes the crunchy edges)
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and flip out on a plate to cool.
