#johnny bread

Check out my new Classic Skillet Cornbread recipe!

For those in a rush, I’m re-posting the basic recipe here on my Tumblr. But if you want the full picture-by-picture instructions, nutritional information, and secrets to success you can go to my website.

Here’s what you’ll need…

Ingredients

234 Grams (1 1/2 Cups) Cornmeal

120 Grams (1 Cup) All-Purpose Flour

66 Grams (1/3 Cup) White Granulated Sugar

6 Grams (1 Teaspoon) Salt

16 Grams (4 Teaspoons) Baking Powder

484 Grams (2 Cups) Buttermilk*

85 Grams (6 Tablespoons) Butter, Divided

1 Large Egg

100 Grams (1 Cup) Old Fashioned Oats*

105g (1/2 Cup) Water

For the Dough

230 grams (1 Cup) Milk

150 Grams (3/4 Cup) Sourdough Starter

80 Grams (1/4 Cup) Maple Syrup

14 Grams (1 Tablespoon) Olive Oil*

300 Grams (2 Cup + 3 1/2 Tablespoons) Bread Flour

100 Grams (1/2 Cup + 1 Tablespoon) Whole Wheat Bread Flour**

10 Grams (1 1/2 Teaspoons) Fine Sea Salt

Additional Equipment

10-Inch Cast Iron Skillet

Large Mixing Bowl

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Wire Whisk

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 425 ° Fahrenheit (218 ° Celsius) with your 10-inch cast-iron skillet inside

While your oven preheats, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.

In a separate, smaller bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and 42.5 Grams (3 tablespoons) of the butter.

Pour these wet ingredients over your dry ingredients and stir everything together until just incorporated. Don’t overmix.

Place your skillet on your stovetop and use the heat from the skillet to melt the rest of the butter.

Pour the batter into the hot skillet.

Pop the skillet back into the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

Let your cornbread cool a few minutes in the skillet on a stovetop.

Bermuda is a British Oversea Territory island in North America. Bermuda is famous for the Bermuda Triangle, Bermuda shorts and offshore finance. The average person in Bermuda consumes 619 kcal from wheat per day. My recipe this week is Johnny Bread.

Ingredients

125g plain flour

50g sugar

1t baking powder

1 egg, beaten

15g butter, melted

1T milk

Method

Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder. Add the beaten egg and melted butter and work together. Then add the milk.

Roughly bring the dough together and place on a floured surface. Flour the top of the dough and pat down to about 2cm thick and cut into strips.

Gently fry on a low heat on each side until nice and brown.