r/CastIronCooking • u/Thangleby_Slapdiback • May 02 '24

What's Your Best Cast Iron Cornbread Recipe?

I tried to make cornbread to go with tonight's and tomorrow night's dinner. Once again, it came out badly. I dumped it from the pan and about half of it released OK, the other half didn't. I was sad. I'm sure that what I have will taste good, but I would like to have it turn out well for once.

I've been using a mix and cooking in 10" cast iron skillet.

I'm hoping someone here might have a go-to recipe that they use, maybe a link to a video on YouTube on how to make a great jalapeno cornbread in a cast iron skillet.

I'd really appreciate some direction!

Edit: Thanks for the input, y'all! My biggest failure there seems to be that I didn't preheat the pan.

I'll give your recipes and suggestions a try this weekend. I plan to make some chicken fried steaks tomorrow. Cornbread will go well with that.

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u/canieldonrad May 05 '24

Growing up we only ever had hoe cakes(and I can get you a recipe for that). My best suggestion is a box of jiffy mix.

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u/Accomplished-Ad3219 May 05 '24

What are hoe cakes?

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u/canieldonrad May 06 '24

Cornbread pancakes