Sourdough Cornbread

This sourdough cornbread is soft, fluffy, and made with sourdough discard for extra flavor! It's the perfect side dish to classic southern comfort foods like chili, barbecue, or fried chicken!

Course Bread

Cuisine American, Southern

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings pieces

Calories 158kcal

Author Kyleigh Sage

Equipment

9x9 inch square pan

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour
¾ cup yellow cornmeal fine or medium ground
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup unsalted butter melted
⅓ cup honey
2 large eggs room temperature
½ cup whole milk substitute buttermilk
1 cup sourdough starter discard

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
In a separate large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and honey. Then whisk in the milk and eggs. Then whisk in the sourdough discard until fully combined and smooth.
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. It's okay if the batter is still a little lumpy.
Cut a parchment paper sling slightly smaller than the width of a square 9x9 inch pan and make sure it fits flatly in the bottom. Then lightly spray the bottom and sides of the pan with a vegetable oil based spray (I love Bakers Joy or Everbake). Place you parchment paper sling in the bottom of the pan and smooth it out so that it sticks to the pan spray (you can use metal binder clips to secure it to the pan). After baking you’ll be able to just slide the cornbread right out of the pan!
[Alternatively you can bake the cornbread in a greased cast iron skillet!]
Pour the cornbread batter into the lined pan. Then bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a cake tester or toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (it may be crumby but not wet).
Remove from the oven and serve warm!
Sourdough cornbread is delicious on its own, but even better with butter and honey! This sourdough discard cornbread is also the perfect side dish for classic slow cooker beef chili or my favorite creamy white chicken chili!

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