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Buttermilk Cornbread with Chive Honey Butter

A delicious cornbread side dish!

Course Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword cornbread, honey butter
Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 31 minutes
Servings 8 serrvings

Ingredients

For Cornbread:

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup all purpose or bread flour
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract

For Chive Honey Butter

  • 1 cup butter (room temp)
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped chives

Instructions

For Cornbread:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and place oven rack in the center position

  2. Place 4 Tablespoons butter into skillet and place in the oven

  3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, corn meal, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt.

  4. In a separate bowl whisk eggs, buttermilk, honey and vanilla until smooth.

  5. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until well combined.

  6. Remove skillet from the oven and swirl the melted butter around coating the bottom and sides of pan. Pour extra butter into batter and whisk well.

  7. Pour batter into skillet and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove and allow to cool for a few minutes before serving.

For Chive Honey Butter

  1. Use a fork to blend soft butter, honey and chives. Spread on warm cornbread. Enjoy!