Side dishe for 12
Southern Cornbread
This tender cornbread combines cornmeal, flour, milk, eggs, sugar, and butter before baking in a hot greased pan.
Typical price
$1.33for 4 servings
$0.33 per serving$1.33 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
SouthernVegetarianBudgetSide dishes
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cornmeal, grits, polenta$0.08/oz typical | 13 oz | $1.00Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 13 oz | $0.51Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.98 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- vegetable shortening
Steps
- Heat the oven to 425 F and grease a 9-inch square baking pan with vegetable shortening.
- Whisk the cornmeal, flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
- Stir in the melted butter, milk, and eggs until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 25 minutes, until golden and firm in the center.
- Cool the cornbread for 5 minutes before cutting.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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