Mary's Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread

Have been perfecting this cornbread recipe for years. My Southern family does not like sweet cornbread. It is hard to find a good recipe. Should be moist and buttery. Top with butter to serve.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 211 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon butter, or to taste
• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• 1 (14 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 1 ½ cups self-rising yellow cornmeal
• ¼ teaspoon ground red chile pepper, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet; place in the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix cream-style corn, cornmeal, buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt, eggs, salt, and red chile pepper together in a bowl to form batter. Remove skillet from oven using oven mitts; pour in batter.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until edges pull away from skillet, 30 to 40 minutes. Spread butter over top.