Cornbread [S] 'Southern'

By Kwasome

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups cornmeal
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs

Details

Servings 12

Preparation

Step 1

1. Adjust oven racks to lower-middle and middle positions and heat oven to 450degrees. Heat 10-inch ovensafe skillet on middle rack for 10 minutes. Bake cornmealon rimmed baking sheet set on lower-middle rack until fragrant and color begins todeepen, about 5 minutes. Transfer hot cornmeal to large bowl and whisk inbuttermilk; set aside.
2. Add oil to hot skillet and continue to bake until oil is just smoking, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from oven and add butter, carefully swirling pan until butter is melted.
Pour all but 1 tablespoon oil mixture into cornmeal mixture, leaving remaining fat in pan. Whisk baking powder, baking soda, salt, and eggs into cornmeal mixture.
3. Pour cornmeal mixture into hot skillet and bake until top begins to crack and sides are golden brown, 12 to 16 minutes. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack. Serve.