Corn Bread, Corn Muffins, Or Corn Sticks

Name: Corn Bread, Corn Muffins, Or Corn Sticks
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups (200g) fine yellow or white cornmeal, preferably stone-ground; ¾ cup (95g) all-purpose flour; 1 to 4 tablespoons (10 to 50g) sugar, to taste; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (235g) milk; 2 large eggs, beaten; 3 tablespoons bacon fat, vegetable oil (40g), or butter (45g), melted

10m Prep Time
18m Cook Time
28m Ready In

Cuisine : American
Course : Bread

A classic cornbread recipe that can be baked as a square bread, muffins, or corn sticks. It uses cornmeal, flour, milk, eggs, and your choice of fat, and is best served warm.

Ingredients

Servings:

½× 1× 1½× 2× 3×

(1 serving) Units:

As Written US Metric

1 ¼ cups (200g) fine yellow or white cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
¾ cup (95g) all-purpose flour
1 to 4 tablespoons (10 to 50g) sugar, to taste
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup (235g) milk
2 large eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons bacon fat, vegetable oil (40g), or butter (45g), melted

Let's Prepare

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Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.

1 ¼ cups (200g) fine yellow or white cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
¾ cup (95g) all-purpose flour
1 to 4 tablespoons (10 to 50g) sugar, to taste
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup (235g) milk
2 large eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons bacon fat, vegetable oil (40g), or butter (45g), melted

Let's Cook

Step 1.

Whisk together in a large bowl: 1 ¼ cups (200g) fine yellow or white cornmeal, preferably stone-ground; ¾ cup (95g) all-purpose flour; 1 to 4 tablespoons (10 to 50g) sugar, to taste; 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt
Step 2.

Add: 1 cup (235g) milk; 2 large eggs, beaten; 3 tablespoons bacon fat, vegetable oil (40g), or butter (45g), melted
Step 3.

Combine with a few rapid strokes. Scrape the batter into the hot pan(s). Bake until nicely browned, about 12 minutes for corn sticks, 15 to 18 minutes for corn bread or muffins. Serve immediately.