Corn Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup butter

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 425 °F / 220 °C
• Whisk together dry ingredients in a large bowl
• Whisk together the buttermilk and eggs – stir into cornmeal mixture until just combined
• Heat a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until it just begins to smoke
• Add butter and stir until melted
• Stir melted butter into corn-bread batter
• Pour batter into hot skillet
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and cornbread pulls away from the sides of the skillet
• Invert onto wire rack
• Serve warm

This goes very well with Mexican Green Soup.