The Best Homemade Cornbread Recipe (539)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (not self rising flour)
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal (fine ground, not cornmeal mix)
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (see notes for recent changes)
• 1/3 cup neutral oil or melted butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk (or milk substitute like almond milk)

Instructions:

1. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or square baking dish or cast iron skillet well and set aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. See notes for other pan sizes.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to combine well.
3. Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and add your oil or butter, milk, and egg. Stir just until the mixture comes together and there are only a few lumps remaining.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Serve hot.