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The Best Cheesy Cornbread

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This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!

The Best Cheesy Cornbread

When I say this is the best cheesy cornbread I do not take that lightly! This cornbread is moist, buttery and packed with cheese. It is perfect on it’s own but it is especially delicious paired with my favorite Collard Green and Black Eyed Pea Soup! This cornbread is good baked in any dish, but it is excellent when baked in cast iron!

What ingredients do you need to make gluten free cornbread?

Many cornbread recipes use self rising cornmeal mix, which is a mixture of cornmeal, flour and rising agents. It is important to note that this recipe uses simple cornmeal with nothing else added. This makes the cornbread have an extra crusty texture along the edges and also makes it completely gluten free.

  • Butter
  • Yellow Cornmeal
  • Baking Powder
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Buttermilk
  • Eggs
  • Sour Cream
  • Sharp Cheddar Cheese

This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!

How do you make cheesy cornbread?

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the butter in the cast iron skillet and put in the oven while it preheats, remove when butter has melted.

In a large mixing bowl combine the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper. Mix in the buttermilk, eggs and sour cream. Carefully pour the melted butter into the mixture, leaving some in the pan so it is greased. Fold in the cheddar cheese.

Spoon the mixture into the hot cast iron skillet, place in the oven and bake 18-20 minutes if using smaller individual molds or 26-30 minutes if baking in one single large cast iron skillet.

This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!

Why is cornbread better in a cast iron skillet?

Cast iron and cornbread have become synonymous with one another because the thick, heavy bottom cast iron helps to provide the perfect crispy crust. You can achieve a perfect crispy cornbread crust by preheating your skillet in the oven.

For this recipe I actually put my butter in the cast iron then place it in the oven and it allows the butter to melt and the skillet to get piping hot. Make sure you carefully pour the cornbread in the ultra hot buttered skillet to get the perfect crispy edges!

What should you serve with cornbread?

As I mentioned, I love to serve piping hot cornbread with a warm bowl of soup. The combination is so comforting to me. Some of my favorite easy soup recipes are:

  • Beef and Cabbage Soup
  • Cabbage and Black Eyed Pea Soup
  • Easy Keto Chili

I also think this goes great with more traditional meals like these Perfect Blackened Pork Chops, or these Sausage and Cabbage Foil Packs!

This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!

This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!

The Best Cheesy Cornbread

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This is the Best Cheesy Cornbread loaded with savory butter and sharp cheddar cheese! This naturally gluten free cornbread is perfect with your favorite soup!
4.41 from 132 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Food, Side Dish
Cuisine Side Dish, Southern
Servings 8 pieces of cornbread
Calories 306 kcal

Equipment

  • Cast iron skillet
  • Cast iron cornbread mold

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1½ cup yellow cornmeal NOT self rising cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1¼ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the butter in the cast iron skillet and put in the oven while it preheats, remove when butter has melted.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper. Mix in the buttermilk, eggs and sour cream. Carefully pour the melted butter into the mixture, leaving some in the pan so it is greased.
  • Fold in the cheddar cheese. Spoon the mixture into the hot cast iron skillet.
  • Place in the oven and bake 18-20 minutes if using smaller individual molds or 26-30 minutes if baking in one single large cast iron skillet. 

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 piece of cornbreadCalories: 306kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 13gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 608mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1g
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This recipe is adapted from Better Homes & Gardens Crusty Cornbread recipe.

January 30, 2020 ·

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