Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread bakes up light, fluffy, moist, and cheesy with golden brown edges that are deliciously crispy.

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Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread

There are two recipes almost every Southerner has in her recipe box. Those are pimento cheese and cornbread. We are ‘family loyal’ to these recipes too. Most of us got those two recipes from our mothers or grandmothers.

Now, I’m combining these two delicious, classic recipes together to create this Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread.

The pimento and cheese addition gives a burst of flavor in every bite!

Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread

Personally, I think cornbread should always be cooked in a cast iron skillet. An iron skillet yields that crunchy brown crust that I haven’t been able to achieve with any other pan. Alternately, you can use a 9×9 baking dish or divide it among two smaller pans.

If you aren’t familiar with how to care for cast iron cookware ready my article How to Season a Cast Iron Skillet. As well, Cast Iron Cookware Unveiled is a comprehensive guide to my recommendations of what cast iron products best fits your needs.

If you like thinner cornbread with lots of brown edges, use a 10 or 11-inch iron skillet. You’ll need to shorten your cook time by about 5 minutes.

Southerners eat cornbread with just about any meal. You can replace your favorite traditional yeast rolls with cornbread. I especially enjoy cornbread served with a big bowl of beef vegetable soup or chili with stew meat.

Ingredients

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all-purpose flour
corn meal
salt
baking powder
canola oil
egg
buttermilk
cheddar cheese. I used cheddar cheese, but you can use any kind. Use your favorite or what you have on hand.
pimentos
additional oil for pan
*optional – Jalapenos or green onions would also lend a great flavor to this recipe.

Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread

Pimento Cheese Buttermilk Cornbread bakes up light, fluffy, moist, and cheesy with golden brown edges that are deliciously crispy.

Author: Paula

5 from 9 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 18

Total Time: 28

Servings: 8 slices

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup canola oil
1 large eggs beaten
1 and 1/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
4 ounces diced pimentos drained
2 tablespoons oil for pan

Instructions

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pan and get hot in the oven.
Combine flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, oil, egg, and buttermilk. Stir until combined.
Stir in drained pimentos and cheese. Stir to combine.
Pour into hot skillet. Bake at 450 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes until crusty brown. Serve hot.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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4 Comments

Loved this so much! I hosted friends for dinner last weekend and served this. Everyone raved about it and wanted the recipe! I will definitely be showing this recipe off at all my dinner parties now!