Easy Homemade Cornbread
Make delicious homemade cornbread from scratch with this easy, versatile recipe. It's perfect to serve as a side dish, for breakfast, or a tasty snack.
Servings: 16 (2-inch) squares
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 cup sugar see notes
- 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 375°F. Grease an 8-inch square cake pan.
- Combine the flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the milk, oil and egg together until well blended.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix just until the dry ingredients are moistened and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown and a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
Notes
ABOUT THE SUGAR:
If you plan to use this recipe in cornbread stuffing, you can safely cut the sugar back to 1/4 cup if desired.
RECIPE VARIATIONS:
It's easy to add extra ingredients to basic cornbread. Fold dry additions into the finished batter after mixing. Mix wet additions into the egg-oil mixture before mixing.
- Oven-roasted jalapeno peppers, 1 or 2, peeled and diced
- Corn kernels, up to 1/2 cup, frozen or fresh
- Monterey jack or cheddar cheese, up to 1/2 cup, grated
- Cooked, crumbled bacon or diced ham, up to 1/2 cup
- Sautéed chopped onion, up to 1/2 cup
Nutrition
Calories: 138 | Total Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 113mg | Carbohydrates: 20g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Protein: 3g