Air Fryer Southern Buttermilk Cornbread--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, 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 bread.

The Ingredients for Southern Cornbread–

You will notice two important differences between this cornbread and my other cornbreads. First, the cornmeal ratio 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, use a small air fryer safe pan (which is normally the same as an oven-safe pan)

Here are some of my other cornbreads–

AIR FRYER CLASSIC CORNBREAD

EASY AIR FRYER, CORN DOG BITES

AIR FRYER, HOMEMADE HUSH PUPPIES

Don’t Forget to Pin, Air Fryer Southern Buttermilk Cornbread–

Air Fryer, Classic Southern Buttermilk Cornbread

• Author: ForkToSpoon.com
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 12
• Total Time: 22
• Yield: 6 servings 1x
• Category: Baked Goods
• Method: Air Fryer
• Cuisine: American

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Description

This is such an easy recipe. The only difference is that you need 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.

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Ingredients

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• 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

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Instructions

1. In your skillet or air fryer safe pan, melt 1 tablespoon of shortening, place it in the air fryer basket (skillet and shortening), and pre-heat to 400 degrees for 4 minutes.
   
2. In one mixing bowl, mix the cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   
3. Mix the dry ingredients well.
   
4. In another mixing bowl, mix the buttermilk, egg, and shortening. Blend.
   
5. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients, and blend well.
6. Pour the batter (I used 1/2 of the batter) into the skillet and set your timer to 9 minutes at 330 degrees F.
   
7. Place a toothpick in the center of the cornbread and make sure that it is immaculate. Once it’s clean, remove it from the air fryer.
   
8. Let it cool.
9. Plate, serve, and enjoy!
   

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