Classic Cornbread

By lorik

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for the baking dish
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup buttermilk

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.

Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk, then fold into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.

Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes before serving.