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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
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ 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)
  • ½ cup honey
  • ¼ cup chopped chives

Instructions

For Cornbread:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees and place oven rack in the center position
  • Place 4 Tablespoons butter into skillet and place in the oven
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, corn meal, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt.
  • In a separate bowl whisk eggs, buttermilk, honey and vanilla until smooth.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until well combined.
  • 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.
  • 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

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