buttermilk cornbread

Tangy golden quickbread

Buttermilk cornbread is cornbread made with buttermilk, which adds tang and tenderness to the crumb.

The acid in buttermilk reacts with baking soda to produce lift, yielding a lighter texture than cornbread made with regular milk.

It's a staple of Southern American cooking, often baked in a cast-iron skillet: She makes her buttermilk cornbread the way her grandmother did.

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