Our bread machine cornbread recipe is one of the easier recipes that you can make. Besides that, it also tastes great. It’s a versatile bread dish you can eat for breakfast, lunch or dinner. At Make The Bread this is one of our favorite dessert to eat after a hard day of writing on this blog.
The recipe in question employs the use of melted butter. It is important to understand whether or not your machine has a preheat cycle. If yes, there is no need to melt the butter on your own. However, if your machine does not have a preheat cycle, it is best to melt the butter before-hand. Before diving into the recipe, it is important to understand the ingredients and how to use them.
Let’s explain below how you can make cornbread in your bread machine.
How to make cornbread in a bread machine?
First of all, let’s start with the topic of how to make delicious cornbread in a bread machine. This short and simple recipe does not require an oven or a mix. The purpose of this article is to make the best cornbread with a bread maker.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs which are lightly beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 ¼ cup bread flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup melted butter
Instructions
All you have to do is follow the instructions on the manual that comes with your bread machine. The instructions state the correct order in which to use the ingredients. After all the ingredients have been put in the correct order, select the cake setting with a light crust. If your bread machine does not have a cake setting, there is nothing to worry about. You can use the quick bread setting.
Baking Powder
Baking powder is what is going to leaven your cornbread. Using fresh and new baking powder is important as it makes all the difference in how your cornbread is going to turn out. Use new baking powder and your cornbread can rise to 2.5 inches in a bread machine.
Cornmeal
Making cornbread in a bread machine utilizes cornmeal. Coarse flour which is made from dried corn, commercial cornmeal is made from yellow or white dent corn. Named after dented kernels, yellow dented corn has a longer shelf-life. Unfortunately, it isn’t very nutritional.
Whole-grain cornmeal is your best bet if nutritious cornbread is what you desire. However, this coarser type of cornmeal is significantly more perishable.
What to eat cornbread with?
Ever wondered what to eat cornbread with? We have you covered. You can’t go wrong with chili and cornbread.
If that is not up your alley, you can heat a can of baked beans and serve it over sliced bread.
Cornbread also goes great with BBQ, roasted chicken, beans, stew, soup, or ham.
How to store cornbread?
If some of your cornbread goes uneaten, just slice it up and freeze it. Whenever you get a craving for a slice, just stick it in a toaster and you are set.
