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Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread

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This Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread has a tender interior with a crisp, buttery crust that’s perfect slathered with honey butter!

This Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread has a tender interior with a crisp, buttery crust that's perfect slathered with honey butter! this recipe
WHY have I never had a cast iron skillet before? I’m seriously way behind the times on this one, but I’ve been really missing out. UNTIL NOW.

I really didn’t think it was possible to be that excited about a piece of cookware, but here I am. I got a 10″ cast iron skillet a few weeks ago for my birthday at Sur La Table (thanks Dad!), and haven’t been able to stop using it ever since. Confession: I also ordered another 6-inch one from Amazon. It’s adorable and perfect for many things (*ahem* SKILLET COOKIES – coming soon).

Now that I have them, I don’t know how I ever lived without them. The most awesome things about cast iron are it’s ability to retain lots of heat, and that you can just throw them from the stove into the oven. The retained heat really helps your baked goods get awesome crusts, like the one on this cornbread.This Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread has a tender interior with a crisp, buttery crust that's perfect slathered with honey butter!Ah, it’s too good! You let the skillet get super hot in the oven with some melted butter, then you add some cornmeal to the bottom of the pan. THEN you add your batter, which sizzles with the butter and the cornmeal and starts forming the crunchy, browned crust. Then into the oven the whole shebang goes, and 15-17 minutes later, you have steaming, beautiful cornbread.

The brown butter and sage flavors are subtle, and get more pronounced the day after baking. They make this cornbread special by giving it a little something extra without compromising the simplicity of cornbread. The batter is kept moist with the can of creamed corn, and that also adds in the corn kernels that I love so very much in cornbread. A slice of this served warm with honey butter? You won’t be able to resist.This Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread has a tender interior with a crisp, buttery crust that's perfect slathered with honey butter!This is amazing served up with some soup or chili. It’s starting to get foggy and gross around here, and soup or chili and cornbread, slathered with honey butter, is the perfect thing to warm you right on up.

If you don’t have a skillet…don’t fret. Just make this in an 8×8″ pan and you’ll be golden. The crust may not be as delicious, but the cornbread will still be delish!

And really: don’t forget the honey butter! Enjoy :)

This Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread has a tender interior with a crisp, buttery crust that's perfect slathered with honey butter!

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Brown Butter Sage Skillet Cornbread

  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon plain cornmeal (divided)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, divided)
  • 1 14.75 ounce can creamed-style corn
  • 10 fresh sage leaves

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 1 1/4 cup cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a 10″ cast iron skillet (see notes if you don’t have one), melt 1 stick butter over medium low heat. Add in fresh sage leaves and continue to cook until the butter turns golden brown, 5-7 minutes. Be very careful when browning the butter – it can burn very quickly!
  4. Pour all of the butter into a medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of butter into the skillet and place in the oven until batter is ready. Remove sage leaves and chop them very finely. Add the eggs, creamed corn, and chopped sage and whisk to combine. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold until just combined.
  5. Remove skillet from the oven. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cornmeal evenly on the bottom of the skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet and smooth the top. Bake until cornbread is golden yellow, about 15-17 minutes. Don’t over bake – you don’t want your cornbread to be dry! Remove from the oven and cool completely. Serve with honey butter.

Notes

If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, prepare the brown butter in a separate saucepan and bake the cornbread in a greased 8×8″ pan.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes

 

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  1. Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says

    Cast irons are the best! I have one and it’s is the most used item in my kitchen. My favorite is using it to pan sear meat when it’s too cold to use the grill outside.
    I’m in love with this cornbread. It looks so moist and crumbly. And that flavor combo! Wow! Pinned.

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    • Lucie says

      A word of caution. Using cast iron too often can lead to toxic iron overload. Please read up on this. I love my cast pan but if I’m using it too often (cause I want the quick even heat) I’ll put parchment under the food.

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  5. Annie @Maebells says

    You are so right!! Once you start using cast iron you won’t be able to go back! It is all my mom cooked with growing up, so she gets all of us kids one piece every year for Christmas so eventually we will have loads of it! :) I loooove the look of this cornbread, brown butter and sage?! Count me in!

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  8. [email protected] says

    Cast iron pans are the best. I use mine all the time. Love making cornbread in one. This cornbread sounds amazing. Sage is one of my favorite smells this this time of year. The kitchen must smell amazing with this cornbread in the oven. :)

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  10. Steph K. says

    Yumm – this looks wonderful! I’m assuming all the wonderful brown butter will prevent the cornbread from sticking to the bottom, right? I’ve had issues having things stick to the skillet before. Any tricks of the trade to share?

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  14. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    My skillet kind of changed my life, too! And… I make cookies with my 10 inch… no shame? This cornbread sounds amazing, I love sage. Can’t wait to see what other skillet goodies you’ll come up with!

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  15. Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says

    I am right there with you being behind on the whole skillet thing…um, seeing this absolutely delicious sounding cornbread I need to go find mine and make this asap! I just came across your blog because you commented on mine (thank you) and it is absolutely gorgeous! I’ll definitely be a regular :)

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  19. Mira says

    I love the idea of baking in a cast iron skillet! I have one, but never use it (I don’t know why!) This bread looks absolutely delicious and I have to try it! Pinned!

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  24. Helen @ Scrummy Lane says

    Hello! :-)
    I have a skillet that looks almost exactly like yours and so as I was reading this post I got all exciting about trying to find ways to use it again!
    I think my first recipe to try in it should be this cornbread … it sounds amazing with the creamed corn in it!

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  25. Julie | This Gal Cooks says

    I love love LOVE my cast iron skillet! In fact, it’s the only skillet I use anymore, unless I’m making a huge one skillet meal that requires my larger stainless steel skillet. I may break down and buy a 12 inch cast iron, though. I’d much rather use cast iron!

    Anyways, this bread, OMG, it looks so good. Brown butter and sage in a cornbread recipe is genius!

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  26. Alicia says

    Hi,
    Have you experimented with the recipe to make it gluten free or do you have a suggestion on how to do it?
    I am living in Mexico & I think I could get all the ingredients to make this!

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