Southern Style Cornbread

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Put the butter in the center of a 10” cast iron skillet and place it in the oven so it can get sizzling hot.

Step 2

Mix all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl.

Step 3

Mix the wet ingredients in a medium bowl.

Step 4

Combine the wet and dry ingredients. The batter will be very thick.

Step 5

Take the skillet out of the oven and pour the batter into the hot skillet.

Step 6

Return the skillet to the oven and bake the cornbread for 18 minutes.

Step 7

Remove the cornbread from the oven and place the skillet on a heatproof trivet or hot pad.

Step 8

Allow the cornbread to cool for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.