Southern Skillet Cornbread

[Eleanor Rose]

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There are two non-negotiables when making traditional Southern cornbread: There's no sugar added and there's no better way to bake it than in a cast-iron skillet.

Southern Skillet Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 pound Hickory Smoked bacon
2 cups cornmeal
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 stick softened salted butter
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more according to taste)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400º. Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook in an oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat until crisp, approximately 20 minutes.

While the bacon is cooking, mix together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, butter and buttermilk. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Set aside bacon and drain off the drippings. Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and top it with the bacon and red pepper flakes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cornbread is golden brown.

 

[Jimklag]

What could be better than cornbread and bacon? Yum. Everything's better with bacon. Just ask @amweiner .

 

[Eleanor Rose]

So true @Jimklag! I miss our friend, @amweiner.

 

[donna]

This does sound good.

 

[AshleyMel]

This is a great cornbread recipe! So close to my Nanny's I'm mean almost spot on! Nanny would not have put bacon on top like that nor added red pepper flakes. Naw, it would be just fine with lots butter! We always ate it with her homemade vegetable soup! I would pick the okra out - too slimy!
It funny, of the two great grandma cooks I was blessed to be raised right by, one made a sweet corn bread, the other this one. And they both, said theirs was the best!

 

[Patrick H]

That looks great. I love cornbread. But that's an awful lot of bacon to cook at one time.

 

[captaindrew]

Looks awsome!

 

[jackt62]

Almost looks like a pizza!

 

[donna]

Ky. Bacon Muffins, a recipe from my Granny's family.

2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs beaten
1 cup milk
4 tablespoons melted bacon fat
6 strips bacon, fried crisp and chopped

Mix and sift dry ingredients. Mix egg and milk stir into dry ingredients. Stir in fat and bacon. Place in greased muffin tins. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

 

[8thFlorida]

Mom used to make this every Sunday

(Photo courtesy of Food Network.)​

There are two non-negotiables when making traditional Southern cornbread: There's no sugar added and there's no better way to bake it than in a cast-iron skillet.

Southern Skillet Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 pound Hickory Smoked bacon
2 cups cornmeal
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 stick softened salted butter
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more according to taste)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400º. Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook in an oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat until crisp, approximately 20 minutes.

While the bacon is cooking, mix together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, butter and buttermilk. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Set aside bacon and drain off the drippings. Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and top it with the bacon and red pepper flakes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cornbread is golden brown.

 

[AnnaLee]

Except for the Red Pepper Flakes this is the same recipe my mother used in making cornbread. And, she always used a cast iron skillet.

 

[AshleyMel]

And, she always used a cast iron skillet.

Always!
Sometimes I think my Nanny loved her iron skillet more than us kids! It was seasoned to perfection!

 

[WJC]

Did somebody say "bacon"? And "cornbread"? I'll be right there!
Thanks for sharing this recipe!

 

[luinrina]

I've been toying with the idea of making Polenta this weekend to have some cornmeal again, but this recipe sounds a lot yummier! Since I'm lacking a cast-iron skillet a casserole dish will have to do, though.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the recipe, @Eleanor Rose !

 

[Norm53]

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(Photo courtesy of Food Network.)​

There are two non-negotiables when making traditional Southern cornbread: There's no sugar added and there's no better way to bake it than in a cast-iron skillet.

Southern Skillet Cornbread

Ingredients:
1 pound Hickory Smoked bacon
2 cups cornmeal
½ cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 stick softened salted butter
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more according to taste)

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400º. Chop the bacon into small pieces and cook in an oven-safe skillet over medium-low heat until crisp, approximately 20 minutes.

While the bacon is cooking, mix together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, butter and buttermilk. Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Set aside bacon and drain off the drippings. Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and top it with the bacon and red pepper flakes. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cornbread is golden brown.

The amount of bacon makes this a complete meal w/o any legumes. Thank you.

 

[donna]

Skillet cornbread was mentioned. Thought bump this recipe.