Recipes

Simple Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread

This easy three-ingredient cast iron skillet cornbread is as simple as it gets and makes a great base for adding more adventurous flavors. Cheddar cheese and jalapeńos, avocados and bacon, blue cheese and buffalo chicken, or cranberries and oranges are all tasty ways you could modify this classic recipe. Of course, it's just as tasty served warm from the skillet with butter or honey!

Cast Iron

Simple Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Serves 4-6
Level Easy

This easy three-ingredient cast iron skillet cornbread is as simple as it gets and makes a great base for adding more adventurous flavors. Cheddar cheese and jalapeńos, avocados and bacon, blue cheese and buffalo chicken, or cranberries and oranges are all tasty ways you could modify this classic recipe. Of course, it’s just as tasty served warm from the skillet with butter or honey!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white, self-rising cornmeal
  • 1 egg
  • Enough buttermilk to make batter very thin (about 1 cup)

Directions

  1. Oil a small cast iron skillet and place it in the oven as oven preheats to 450 degrees

Fahrenheit.

  1. Mix all ingredients together to make the batter. Pour batter into hot skillet.
  2. Bake for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.

Notes

From the Lodge Cast Iron cookbook I picked up during my visit to the Lodge Museum of Cast Iron in South Pittsburg, Tennessee (June 2026). Contributed by Lodge Cast Iron. Recommended cookware: 9 Inch Cast Iron Skillet.

Source: Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook — Lodge Museum of Cast Iron, South Pittsburg, TN