Today’s a big, exciting day for me!
Yesterday I flew out to Boston for new staff orientation for my new job! Can you keep a secret? Even though I am crazy excited (both for the job and for my first trip to Boston!), I’m also a little nervous. Not only will I be learning everything I need to know for my new job (brain overload!), these sort of things always make me feel a little like I’m back at my first day of school. Will everyone like me? Or will I just be that weird girl who talks too much about food and has too much cat hair on her sweater? I’m hoping I can win them all over with cute shoes.
It’s also a big, exciting day here on the blog because I am guest posting for my fabulous friend Stefanie today over at Sarcastic Cooking! Pop on over to check out my Blackberry Skillet Cornbread and make sure to show Stef some love by following her on Facebook and Twitter!
What are you still doing here? Go go go!!
Blackberry Skillet Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups cornmeal
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar + 1 tablespoon
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup melted butter
- 1 pint fresh blackberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Oil a 9- or 10-inch cast-iron skillet and put into oven to heat while the oven preheats. (Note: If you do not have a cast-iron skillet, you can bake this in a 9-inch square pan instead, just skip the preheating.)
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and 3 tablespoons of sugar.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and butter; add to the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined.
- (Carefully) remove preheated skillet from oven; pour batter into pan. Quickly distribute blackberries over the top of the cornbread, gently pushing down into the batter. Sprinkle with the remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Love your beautiful site! I’ve never made baked goods in a skillet before but am dying to! Off to check out your guest post, have a great day =]
Thank you! Baking in a skillet gives your baked goods such a unique texture because of the amazing crust you get. I love it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂