Cast Iron Cornbread with Honey Butter

CAST IRON CORNBREAD WITH HONEY BUTTER
Ingredients:

2 Cups Yellow Cornmeal

½ Tsp Baking Powder

½ Tsp Baking Soda

1 ½ Tsp Sugar

¼ Tsp Salt

1 ½ Cup Buttermilk

1 Egg, lightly beaten

5 Tbsp Butter, Melted

2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil, to grease skillet

Honey Butter Recipe, below

Preheat oven 400.

In a bowl, combine cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt and mix well.

In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg and butter and stir to combine.

Add wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Don’t over stir.

Use the vegetable oil to coat the insides of the skillet.

Spoon batter into skillet and place cast iron skillet into oven for 20-25 minutes until toothpick in center comes out clean.

Honey Butter:

½ Stick Butter, Room Temperature

¼ Cup plus 2 Tbsp Honey

In medium bowl, combine butter and honey and whisk thoroughly until well blended. Baste on top of hot cornbread as soon as it comes out of oven.