Honey Cornbread

A stack of cornbread topped with butter and honey

This honey cornbread is the ultimate cornbread recipe! It's slightly sweet, perfectly tender and absolutely delicious.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 230kcal

Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter softened
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
4 tablespoons butter melted
1/4 cup honey

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Use the softened butter to grease a 9 or 10 inch square baking pan or cast iron skillet.
In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture and add the buttermilk, eggs, butter and honey.
Stir until just combined - do not overmix!
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for at least 10 minutes. Cut into pieces and serve.

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Notes

Recipe adapted from Food Network. If you prefer to make cornbread muffins, simply divide the batter into a greased 12 muffin cup tin and bake for 15 minutes.

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