Skillet Corn Bread

Dish Description
A simple, slightly sweet corn bread made in the versatile cast-iron skillet. Tastes great and is a good base recipe to experiment with. Cast-iron skillets take a little bit of time to warm up. Pre-warming the skillet allows the corn bread to cook evenly.
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups milk
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place 9-inch cast-iron skillet in oven to warm it.
  • Mix milk and cornmeal together in small bowl and let soak for 10 minutes.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Beat cornmeal mixture, eggs, and butter into the flour mixture until you have a smooth batter, about 1 minute.
  • Remove skillet from oven. Swish vegetable oil in the skillet to coat; pour off excess.
  • Pour batter into the skillet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 23 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.