Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe

stack of yellow fluffy cornbread squares with melting butter pat on top pieces

5 from 32 votes

Easy Homemade Cornbread Recipe

This quick cornbread recipe makes the best cornbread from scratch with simple pantry ingredients. It's buttery, golden, tender, and delicious.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: pieces

Calories: 115kcal

Author: Traci

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup Cornmeal (NOT self-rising)
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 tablespoons Sugar optional
½ teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs room temperature
4 tablespoons Butter melted and cooled
1 Cup Milk lukewarm

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F and prepare an 8 x 8 baking pan with cooking spray.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together FLOUR, CORNMEAL, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER, and SALT. Set aside.
In separate mixing bowl, whisk together EGGS and BUTTER until well-combined.
Add MILK and whisk to combine.
Add dry ingredients to this liquid mixture and gently fold into a batter until flour is absorbed. Do not overmix.
Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake 20 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Place cornbread on cooling rack for 10 minutes.
Continue cooling or serve and enjoy.
To store, allow cornbread to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 3 days at room temperature or 5 days in the refrigerator. Leftover cornbread is best enjoyed when reheated.

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Notes

Use Room-Temperature Dairy – Room-temperature milk and eggs blend more smoothly into the batter. If they’re cold, they can cause melted butter to firm up, preventing the batter from mixing evenly.

Choose a Metal Baking Pan – A metal pan heats quickly and bakes the cornbread more evenly. Ceramic pans heat more slowly and may not brown the edges as well.

Bake Immediately After Mixing – Once the batter is mixed, transfer it to the oven right away. Baking powder activates as soon as it’s combined with liquid, and waiting can reduce the rise.

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