When my brother graduated from college in upstate New York my husband and I drove down to help him pack up and move out. My brother - a fellow foodie - took me to one of his favorite cafes and there I got a cornbread muffin unlike any I had before. Now I went to school in the South (y'know if you y'all consider Virginia to be the South) and I have had many a cornbread, the tender lightly sweetened kind that you would have with something savory like a pot of chilli. But this sweet little thing, now this was a revelation.
I have made many many many cornmeal based baked goods since, one in particular, i.e Dorie Greenspan's corniest corn muffins were my personal favorite until a fellow blogger pointed me towards this Serious Eats recipe. I made it once and then I knew, this, this was it.
So without further ado, here you go, a sweet moist skillet cornbread that is made even more delicious with a slathering of honey butter with a small dash of sea salt. Bliss.
Sweet and Moist Northern-Style Cornbread
Serves 6-8
Cornbread:
Recipe from Serious Eats
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup flour
½ cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking soda
¾ cup sour cream
½ cup buttermilk
2 eggs
3 tbsp melted butter, cooled plus 1 additional tsp for pan
2 tbsp canola oil
Honey Butter:
3 tbsp butter, softened not melted
1 tbsp honey
¼ tsp sea salt (optional)
For the Cornbread:
Place a 10" cast iron skillet if you have it on middle rack in oven and preheat to 425°F. I used a regular pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together sour cream, buttermilk, eggs, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and canola oil. Pour wet ingredients into bowl with dry ingredients and whisk until completely combined.
Using pot holders, carefully remove hot pan from oven. Place 1 tablespoon butter in skillet and swirl to completely melt and coat inside of pan. Pour in cornbread batter and place in oven. Bake until skewer inserted into middle of cornbread comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 5 minutes, then carefully turn out to wire rack and let cool an additional 10 minutes. Serve immediately with a pat of honey butter.
For the Honey Butter:
While the cornbread is baking, beat the butter till creamy and add the honey, throw in your sprinkle of salt and taste. Some honeys are milder than others so add more if needed otherwise set aside until ready to eat.
This looks so delicious and I'm so loving the honey butter
Thanks Hirra! I was worried I made too much, then I remembered I have kids lol
Yummmmoooooo!!! Corn bread is simply one of my faves. This looks SO good!!
I LOVE me a good cornbread, and I know that Serious Eats usually knows what they're doing. I'll be saving this to try out myself, thanks for sharing 🙂
Them folks are smart - did you ever read that mammoth cookie article? So Awesome.
I DID see that article, I even saved it. 😉
This looks delicious, especially topped with that honey butter! We love cornbread with our chili 🙂
Thanks Parita!!! Do you have a good from scratch chilli recipe? I am always on the lookout for new ones!
Yes! I've been meaning to post it for a while now! I plan on doing so in June. Will let you know when I do. 🙂
Yum! I am totally obsessed with corn right now. A perfect recipe to try. 😀
Molly you and me both! Ever since I cracked the last bag open i've done cornbread, corn muffins, cornmeal crusted tenders, corn on the cob, corn salad... eeps I sound nuts!
Haha not at all! Enjoy!
I've never actually tried corn bread before and from your photos, it looks like I am missing out! Can you send some over? 🙂
Cornbread brings back so many great memories of eating dinner at our neighbor's house growing up. I can't wait to try this recipe with the honey butter - think it will add just the right amount of sweetness. Thank you for sharing!
aww glad to bring back such positive memories! Thanks for coming by!
Thanks for sharing this recipe Sarah; looks and sounds delicious. Is there another dish you can recommend I make this with? What would go well with it?