Sweet Potato Cornbread

In this Sweet Potato Cornbread recipe, homemade sweet potato purée and honey combined with more traditional cornbread ingredients give this incredible cornbread earthy sweetness and flavor!

Yields 12+ servings (depending on how you cut it).

Recipe time does not include making the purèe.

Course Breads & Baked Goods

Cuisine American

Keyword cornbread, honey, skillet cornbread, sweet potato

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 314

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

14-inch Finex Cast Iron Skillet
OXO Good Grips Adjustable Measuring Cup great for measuring honey!

Ingredients

1 cup sweet potato puree
4 large eggs
1½ cup buttermilk shaken
1/2 cup honey
2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into pieces and pop into the freezer
3 tablespoons salted butter for skillet, plus more for serving

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Instructions

In a large bowl, measure and add the purée, eggs, buttermilk and honey. Whisk well to combine and then set aside.
In the bowl of your food processor, fitted with the blade attachment, add the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder and soda, pulse until combined.
Next add the 1/2 cup of cold unsalted butter to the cornmeal and pulse until resembles coarse crumbs.
Transfer the cornmeal/butter mixture to a bowl and pour in the sweet potato mixture.
Preheat your oven to 375°
In your skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of salted butter over low heat, swirling it to coat the bottom.
Remove off of the heat and pour the cornbread batter into the prepared skillet and bake for 30 minutes or until a tester comes back with only a few crumbs attached.
Remove and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving with salted butter.

Notes

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