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My sister took one bite of my cornbread and asked if I'd used a whole stick of butter, so I cut it to 6 tablespoons and now people actually finish it
She was visiting from Tucson back in March and I'd made my usual Sunday batch in the cast iron, proud of that golden crust, and she chewed once and got that look. She didn't even swallow before asking if I used a whole stick, because she said it tasted like a cake that fell in a fryer. I was annoyed for two days, then actually weighed the butter instead of eyeballing a stick and a half like I always did. Cut it to 6 tablespoons, kept everything else the same, and the crumb came out light instead of greasy. Now my husband eats two pieces instead of nibbling half of one, so what's your magic butter number for an 8 inch skillet, because I might still be off.
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blair_lewis8520d ago
Wait, a stick and a half? I'm not judging because I've been there, but that is a wild amount of butter for one skillet of cornbread. Was the top basically swimming when it came out of the oven? Six tablespoons sounds about right to me for an 8 inch, maybe seven if you want that edge just a little crispier. I usually do a half stick plus a spoon and call it done.
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