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    Home » Recipes » American

    Updated: Jan 14, 2022 by Marc Matsumoto · 10 Comments

    Triple Corn Cornbread

    With a crisp buttery crust and a triple dose of corn, including cornmeal, masa harina and fresh corn, this ultimate cornbread is irresistibly flavorful.
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    Cornbread is a minefield of differing opinions on what should and shouldn't be added. Some of the most hotly contested issues include lard vs. butter, yellow vs. white cornmeal, and the amount of sugar to add. Which side of the debate you fall on depends largely on where you're from.

    Folks living in southern states pejoratively refer to the bread from the north as "Yankee Cornbread", likening it to sweet yellow cake. Then you have the half of the country living above the Mason-Dixon line who consider southern cornbread pale, greasy and bland.

    But no matter where you're from, one thing I think we can all agree on is that cornbread should taste like corn. So with that in mind, my goal was to make a cornbread that lives up to its name. Then, you can make adjustments and substitutions to to suit your regional tastes.

    Because cornbread made with 100% cornmeal tends to be dry crumbly and dense, most cornbread recipes call for a half and half mixture of cornmeal to all-purpose flour. This gives the bread a good texture, but it comes at the cost of diluting the corn flavor. To give the flavor a boost, I used a mixture of cornmeal and masa harina (Mexican nixtamalized corn flour), with just enough all-purpose flour to help the bread rise.

    For a triple dose of corn, I also added some fresh sweet corn to the batter, which adds a nice crisp texture, mellow sweetness and extra corn flavor. Made in a cast iron skillet, you get a beautifully golden brown crust on the outside with crunchy, buttery crust along the rim of the pan.

    Serve this cornbread with my quick chili or my chipotle chicken chili.

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    Triple Corn Cornbread

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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Yield 8 slices

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    Ingredients 

    • 1 ear sweet corn
    • 156 grams cornmeal (~1 cup)
    • 60 grams masa harina (~½ cup)
    • 65 grams all-purpose flour (~½ cup)
    • 6 grams baking powder (~2 teaspoons)
    • 2.5 grams baking soda (~½ teaspoon)
    • 12 grams granulated sugar (~1 tablespoons)
    • 2.5 grams salt (~ ½ teaspoon)
    • 28 grams cultured unsalted butter (2 tablespoons)
    • ¾ cup plain yogurt
    • ½ cup whole milk
    • 2 large eggs
    • 14 grams cultured unsalted butter (~1 tablespoon)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C).
    • Shuck the corn and remove as much of the silk as possible using a paper towel. Cut the corn off the cob into a bowl and crumble the individual kernels apart so you don't have any big slabs of corn.
    • In a medium bowl, add the cornmeal, masa harina, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Whisk together to evenly distribute the dry ingredients.
    • Add the corn and toss to distribute evenly.
    • Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in the microwave and let it cool slightly.
    • Measure out the the yogurt and milk into a 2 cup liquid measuring cup and then separate the eggs, adding the whites in with the yogurt mixture and the yolks into the melted butter.
    • Whisk the yolks and butter until they are fully incorporated and then whisk the yogurt mixture.
    • Pour the butter mixture into the yogurt mixture and whisk until fully combined.
    • Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to a 8 to 10-inch cast iron skillet and heat over medium high heat.
    • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold the mixture together until evenly mixed.
    • Heat an 8-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the butter, and when it is sizzling, swirl it around, coating the sides of the pan as well.
    • Pour the cornbread batter into the hot pan and smooth off the top.
    • Put the skillet on a baking sheet and put it in the oven. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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    1. Heather says

      November 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      How long do you let it brown in the skillet?

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    2. sarahpakiam says

      November 17, 2014 at 2:05 am

      Hi. I will not find masa harina where I live. What is your suggestion of the best substitute? Will regular corn flour/starch work? Thank you.

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    3. Marc Matsumoto says

      November 17, 2014 at 3:15 am

      Hi Heather, it will take about 25-30 minutes in the oven, but ovens tend to vary in accuracy, so it may take more or less time. Use a toothpick to test the bread for doneness.

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    4. Marc Matsumoto says

      November 17, 2014 at 3:16 am

      Hi Sarah, I would not recommend cornstarch as it does not have any corn-flavor and will act differently than flour. If you can't find Masa Harina, just use regular all-purpose flour.

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    6. sarahpakiam says

      November 17, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Thank you Marc.

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    7. KimNB says

      November 22, 2014 at 12:39 am

      Marc I have both coarse corn meal and fine corn meal that around here is called corn flour (as opposed to the white thickener sold as corn starch). Would it substitute for the Masa? I thought I was buying Masa at the time and am struggling to find uses for the corn flour.

      Reply
    8. Marc Matsumoto says

      November 22, 2014 at 4:17 am

      Hi Kim, in your case, the cornflour you're describing sounds like it should work.

      Reply
    9. Sharon says

      April 23, 2020 at 9:42 am

      My batter came out very dry. I wonder whether I could use more milk?

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      • Marc Matsumoto says

        April 23, 2020 at 10:03 pm

        Hi Sharon, just to confirm you mean the batter before you baked it came out dry? Or that the bread after being baked was dry? If it was the batter, you can try adding a bit more milk (or try and whisk the yogurt a bit, which tends to make thicker yogurts looser). Also, did you use the volume measurements(cups) for the flour and cornmeal? If so, it's possible you added too much flour/cornmeal (this is the problem of using volumetric measurements as flours can be compressed). Finally if the problem was that the cake was dry after being baked, the most likely culprit was that it got overcooked (oven temperatures are often inaccurate so it's best to use a separate thermometer in the oven and then adjust accordingly).

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