Southern Cornbread what can be better? Today, I made a classic southern buttermilk cornbread and it was awesome. I served it with BBQ ribs and baked beans. It was a perfect meal.
If you are not familiar with southern cornbread, what I can tell you from being a true northerner, Boston born and raised here.
What Makes a Southern Cornbread, Southern?
The southerners tend to make their cornbread with cornmeal, or mostly cornmeal. Rather than in the North part of the country, where they tend to prepare it with flour in the batter. And it becomes more cake batter than a bread.
The Ingredients for Southern Cornbread–
You will notice two important differences in this cornbread and in my other cornbreads. First, the ratio of cornmeal to flour is vastly different, and I am using buttermilk and shortening. In true southern cornbread, you would use bacon grease. But, since I didn’t have any bacon grease on hand, I went with a shortening, feel free to switch it out. If you have bacon grease on hand.
Then you will notice the absence of sugar. In southern cornbread, there is hardly any sugar.
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons melted shortening
The Pan for the Southern Cornbread–
Traditionally, you would use a cast iron skillet in true Southern Cornbread. I had one on hand, so I opted to use it, but if you do not have one, just use a small air fryer safe pan (which is normally the same as an oven-safe pan)
Here are some of my other cornbreads–
Homemade Cornbread Stuffing or Dressing
Air Fryer, Air Fried, Hush Puppies
Air Fryer, Cornbread Spoon Casserole
Air Fryer, Copycat Marie Callender’s Famous Golden Cornbread with Homemade Honey Butter
Some Items Used in this Recipe, affiliate links included–
GoWise Air Fryer
The Star of this recipe!!
Don’t Forget to Pin–
Air Fryer, Classic Southern Buttermilk Cornbread
This is such an easy recipe. The only difference is that you need to the skillet to get the create texture of the cornbread. This will soon be a family favorite and it is amazing at holidays and get-togethers and of course at BBQs.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 12
- Total Time: 22
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons melted shortening
Instructions
- In your skillet or air fryer safe pan, melt 1 tablespoon of shortening and place it in the air fryer basket (skillet and shortening) and pre-heat to 400 degrees for 4 minutes.
- In one mixing bowl, mix together the cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix the dry ingredients well.
- In another mixing bowl mix together the buttermilk, egg, and shortening. Blend together.
- Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, and blend well.
- Pour the batter (I used 1/2 of the batter) into the skillet and set your timer to 9 minutes at 330 degrees F.
- Place a toothpick in the center of the cornbread and make sure that it is completely clean. Once its clean remove from the air fryer.
- Let it cool.
- Plate, serve, and enjoy!
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