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Remedy No. 3 · Bread

Best Cornbread Ever

All cornmeal, no wheat.

2 spoons
A round of golden cornbread in a cast-iron pan
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Everything you’ll need (10 ingredients)
  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp EVOO
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • Extras jalapeños, cheese, cracklins, etc.

Equipment & Tools

Large bowl
Big spoon or spatula
Small bowl
Fork
Measuring cup and spoons
Oven-safe pan, 9–10 inchesOr a pie pan or tin.
Food brush or paper towelTo oil the pan.
Oven mitts or a thick towel

The Bake

Oven at 400°F
20–25 min in the oven
  • 2 cups cornmeal
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Can sit

Sugar and/or honey are optional.

Mix the dry ingredients.

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp EVOO
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp honey

Can sit

Whisk the wet ingredients.

  • Extras jalapeños, cheese, cracklins, etc.

Can sit

Mix the wet and dry together, and add any extras.

Can sit

Grease or oil the baking pan, and pour in the batter.

Safe to stop All the mixing is done and the pan is oiled. This can sit for many hours; if overnight, cover and refrigerate.

20–25 min

Bake 20–25 min at 400°F. Use a handy spatula to get all the batter in the pan. Waste not.

Step Photos

All the mixing is done and the pan is oiled up. This can sit for many hours, but if overnight, cover and refrigerate.
All the mixing is done and the pan is oiled up. This can sit for many hours, but if overnight, cover and refrigerate.
Oven is at {temp:400F}. Pour the batter in and use a handy spatula to get all of it in there. Waste not.
Oven is at 400°F. Pour the batter in and use a handy spatula to get all of it in there. Waste not.
Done.
Done.

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The short version, for once you’re comfortable with the recipe. Print it on its own and keep it by the stove.

Best Cornbread Ever
  1. Mix dry: 2 cups cornmeal, 2 tbsp sugar (optional), 1 tsp each of salt, baking soda and baking powder.
  2. Whisk wet: 2 eggs, 2 tbsp EVOO, 2 cups buttermilk, 2 tbsp honey (optional).
  3. Mix together. Add extras: jalapeños, cheese, cracklins.
  4. Pour into an oiled 9–10 inch oven-safe pan.
  5. Bake at 400°F, 20–25 min.
  • The batter can wait for hours (fridge overnight)
  • No wheat
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