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    The Best Cornbread Recipe

    Modified: Feb 22, 2025 · Published: Nov 1, 2018 by Sarah Jenkins. This post may contain affiliate links. See the Privacy Policy at the bottom of this page.

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    This Easy Cornbread Recipe is a classic. It can be made in a flash, resulting in a sweet, moist cornbread (using real corn!) that goes great with chili or ham and beans.

    cornbread slices on plate with honey.

    I’ve noticed a trend in the food world lately. Every recipe or image that I see pop up on Instagram from my foodie friends shows a more outlandish pic than the last. Overflowing cheese boards, intricately decorated cakes, and pies, amazing-looking donuts dripping with caramel or chocolate sauce.

    Don’t get me wrong – I hit the like button on Every. Single. One. of these images. They’re stunning photographs and look insanely delicious. And, they inevitably leave me filling up my notes app with the many recipes I want to try (someday!).  

    But sometimes, despite their humble appearances, I find that some of the best recipes are the most classic. The tried and true recipes. The ones you go back to again and again. And that’s exactly what this easy cornbread recipe is.

    Making The Cornbread

    This cornbread recipe is from my Grandma’s collection. It was passed down to me from my dad that’s bursting with all sorts of old-school gems.  And while many of her recipes were cut from magazines, this one was handwritten and, by the looks of it, was made many times over the years. 

    I have made just a couple of alterations to the original recipe. I use butter instead of shortening. And I add in a cup of canned corn to give it just a little something extra.

    This cornbread recipe is so easy to make! The instructions as written on my Grandma’s recipe card were literally just a few lines.  Here's how they went:

    1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a tab of butter in the center of a baking pan, and place it in the oven for 10 minutes, then remove.
    2. Meanwhile, mix your dry ingredients (nothing special here - cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, sugar). Make a well in the middle of this mixture and add a beaten egg, buttermilk, and the melted butter from your pan.
    3. Add your canned corn (my addition), mix well, and pour the batter into the preheated pan to bake for about 25 minutes.

    That's it! Let it cool for a few minutes after you take it out and you're done.

    Tip For Success

    When making this cornbread, you may wonder why you need to melt the the butter in a hot pan, in the oven, and then pour the rest of the batter into the hot pan. This is actually a key step in the recipe and is what will give you the best cornbread ever.

    Melting the butter in the pan, then pouring the batter into the hot, butter-greased pan, gives the cornbread an incredible crisp buttery edge while still keeping it moist in the center. 

    cornbread in baking dish.

    It’s truly the easiest and best Cornbread Recipe I’ve tried and turns out a sweet and moist cornbread that goes great with a cup of chili, or ham and beans. Or, if you’re like my kids, a slab of soft butter and a dollop of honey works well with it too.

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    Recipe

    cornbread slices on plate with honey.

    The Best Cornbread Recipe

    Author: Sarah Jenkins
    This easy cornbread recipe is a classic and can be made in a flash, resulting in a sweet, moist cornbread (using real corn!) that goes great with chili or ham and beans.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Cooling Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Bread, Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup cornmeal
    • 1 cup flour
    • 3 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 1 egg well beaten
    • 1 cup buttermilk
    • 1 cup canned corn
    • ½ cup unsalted butter

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
    • Once the oven is heated, place your baking pan, with the ½ cup of butter in it, in the oven to warm while you’re mixing the rest of the batter. Remove from the oven after about 10 minutes and allow the butter to cool slightly.
    • Mix the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together.
    • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Add the beaten egg, the buttermilk, and the melted butter to the well.
    • Mix the batter until just combined, then fold in the cup of canned corn.
    • Pour batter into heated pan and bake the cornbread until the top begins to brown slightly and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean (about 25 minutes).
    • Allow the cornbread to cool 5-10 minutes before serving.
    Keyword bbq side, chili side, cornbread
    Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!

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    1. Betty Heath says

      November 21, 2018 at 8:03 pm

      Do you use canned whole kernel drained or undrained? or canned cream corn?

      Reply
      • Sarah Jenkins says

        December 01, 2018 at 6:27 pm

        Hi Betty! I use canned whole kernel corn, drained. Let me know if you try the recipe!

        Reply
      • Avery says

        June 03, 2023 at 7:50 pm

        5 stars
        Super easy and delicious. My new go-to cornbread recipe.

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    Sarah Jenkins

    Hi, I'm Sarah! I love creating dishes based on what's in season and using local ingredients as often as I can. I hope you'll find some new to you recipes here that will inspire you to make something delicious!

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