It's light, it's fluffy, it more like a cake than a bread, but not too sweet that it overpowers a meal. I hope you will love it as much as I do! To save time, make up several ziptop bags of the dry ingredients portion of the recipe. Then, when you want to make cornbread, pull out a pre-measured mix, and proceed with your wet ingredients.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time40 minutesmins
Course: Uncategorized
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best ever cornbread, Cornbread, make-ahead cornbread mix
Servings: 12servings
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Make-Ahead Meal Mom
Ingredients
1cupBisquick
1cupall-purpose flour
1cupsugar
1cupcornmeal
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonbaking soda
Wet ingredients needed on day of cooking:
1/2cupbutter
4eggsbeaten
2cupsbuttermilk*
Instructions
To make this into a make-ahead mix:
Combine dry ingredients in quart-size zip top bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible, seal and label. Store in a cool dry place.
When ready to make:
Empty contents of mix bag into large bowl. Cut in butter using pastry cutter, fork or fingers.
Add eggs and buttermilk*. Stir just until combined. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
Grease and flour a 9x13 pan or dish, then dust with a little bit of cornmeal. Pour batter into prepared dish.
Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick or knife stuck in center comes out clean.
Notes
*A note about the buttermilk: I rarely have buttermilk in my fridge. I personally use one of two substitutes when making this. You can use soured milk or yogurt, or a combo of both. I use 1 cup of plain yogurt, and 1 cup of soured milk. (Mostly because I rarely have 2 cups of plain yogurt hanging around...) For soured milk, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar into a measuring cup, then fill to the 1 cup mark with milk. Stir gently and allow to sit for 5 minutes for the milk to begin to curdle slightly. If you don't have plain yogurt, just use 2 cups of soured milk (2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar, then enough milk to come to the 2 cup mark in your measuring cup).