Instructions

• Step 1: Preheat oven Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease an 8-inch square or round baking pan.
• Step 2: Mix dry ingredients Mix together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
• Step 3: Whisk the buttermilk In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, and butter.
• TIP: Throw in fresh corn kernels, or canned, drained ones, if you like.
• Step 4: Mix batter Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix until the batter is moist and lumpy.
• Step 5: Bake Pour the batter into the pan and bake it until the toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Step 6: Cool it Let it cool about 10 minutes before removing it from the pan and letting it cool completely on a rack.
• FACT: South Pittsburg, Tennessee is the "Cornbread Capital of the World."

You Will Need

• 1 c. all-purpose flour
• 2/3 c. yellow cornmeal
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• u00bd tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1 c. well-shaken buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• melted and cooled
• An 8-inch square or round baking pan
• A cooling rack
• u00bd to 1 c. fresh corn kernels or canned kernels
• drained & rinsed (optional)