Cast Iron Skillet Corn Bread

Cast Iron Skillet Corn Bread

Ingredients

Yields 8 servings

This recipe is written for an 11-inch cast iron skillet. If you have an 8-inch skillet you can cut the ingredients in half.

  • 1 ½ cup self-rising cornmeal

  • 4 TBL self-rising flour

  • 2 cups buttermilk

  • 2 large eggs

  • 6 TBL unsalted butter (melted)

  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

Method

  1. Oil cast iron skillet with 1 TBL of vegetable oil and place in the oven. Heat oven to 450 degrees with the skillet inside.

  2. While oven heats, mix remaining ingredients together in a mixing bowl and rest at room temp.

  3. Pour batter into the heated cast iron and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

  4. Allow to cool at room temperature and then cut into pieces.