Description
Delightful sweet potato cornbread celebrates Southern comfort with a golden, moist foundation of hearty flavors. Maple honey butter melts luxuriously across warm slices, inviting you to savor each rustic, homemade bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup (240 ml) yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup (120 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ¼ cups (300 ml) buttermilk
- ½ cup (113 g) melted butter
- ¼ cup (85 g) honey
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup (85 g) honey (for maple honey butter)
- ½ cup (113 g) softened butter (for maple honey butter)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) maple syrup (for maple honey butter)
Instructions
- Oven Preparation: Calibrate the oven to 375F (190C), establishing an ideal thermal environment for cornbread baking.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Amalgamate yellow cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt in a comprehensive mixing bowl, ensuring meticulous powder integration through vigorous whisking.
- Moisture Composition: Combine mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, melted butter, and buttermilk in a separate receptacle, transforming the ingredients into a smooth, homogeneous liquid through thorough blending.
- Batter Convergence: Gently incorporate dry and wet mixtures, employing delicate folding techniques to preserve the batter’s intricate structural integrity and prevent potential toughness.
- Baking Vessel Preparation: Transfer the unified batter into a generously greased baking dish, distributing the mixture with precision to guarantee uniform cooking and optimal surface caramelization.
- Thermal Transformation: Position the cornbread in the preheated oven, allowing 25-30 minutes of culinary metamorphosis until a golden exterior emerges and a clean toothpick indicates complete internal cooking.
- Maple Honey Butter Creation: Whip softened butter with honey and maple syrup, generating a luxurious, glossy spread that complements the cornbread’s rustic profile.
- Serving Presentation: Remove cornbread from the oven, allow a brief cooling interval, then slice and embellish with the decadent maple honey butter, ready for indulgence.
Notes
- Optimize Sweet Potato Selection: Choose ripe, deeply orange sweet potatoes for maximum moisture and natural sweetness, ensuring a rich, tender cornbread texture.
- Prevent Dense Texture: Avoid overmixing batter to maintain a light, fluffy consistency; gentle folding keeps the cornbread tender and prevents tough results.
- Enhance Flavor Depth: Room temperature ingredients blend more smoothly, creating a more harmonious and balanced flavor profile in the final cornbread.
- Butter Brilliance: Soften butter completely before mixing with maple and honey to create a silky, easily spreadable compound butter that melts beautifully on warm cornbread.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg