CORN, CORNMEAL AND CORNBREAD STACK: GETTY IMAGES. DRESSING: CHARLES MASTERS. HOECAKES AND CORN MUFFINS: SHUTTERSTOCK. BASIC CORNBREAD: RALPH SMITH.
NOVEMBER 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 105
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BASIC
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yellow cornmeal and
flour, %cup sugar,
2 teaspoons baking
powder, 1% teaspoons
kosher salt and
1h teaspoon baking
soda in a bowl. In a
separate bowl, whisk
2 eggs, 1 cup buttermilk,
1,4 cup milk and
7 tablespoons melted
unsalted butter until
smooth. Whisk the
buttermilk mixture into
the cornmeal mixture
and pour the batter into
a buttered 9-inch cast-
iron or other ovenproof
skillet; smooth the
top. Bake at 375 ' until
golden and a toothpick
inserted into the center
comes out clean, 25 to
30 minutes.
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The Stars
Weigh In
We asked the stars:
Do you put sugar in
your cornbread?
Ree Drummond
NO!
"There's absolutely
no sugar in my
cornb read!
That w ay it can be crumbled over
beans or chili without introducing
sweetness. There is zero ambiguity
in my mind about this."
Katie Lee
A LITTLE!
"I put a small
amount of sugar
in my cornbread-
not enough t o make it s weet but just
enough to balance out the buttermilk.
I add sweetness after it's done by
coating a slice in butter and honey." ,.
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