Place your Thanksgiving order + Our favorite old fashoned Cornbread Recipe! 🙏

Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite US holiday. It's a time to gather, give appreciation and enjoy delicious food. This year there is so much to be grateful for; Our family, health, amazing customers, and fantastic bakers.

Imagine my surprise when I first came to the US and had some cornbread only to learn that there was regular flour in it as well. There's a lot to learn, and after some research I came across a recipe for an old-fashioned cornbread recipe. It's simple, gluten-free, can be made vegan, and is absolutely delicious!

Before you scroll down, please remember to place your Thanksgiving order by Thursday 6 pm for pick up this Friday at Savory Spice. You can take the bread and put it in your freezer. Take it out the morning of Thanksgiving and before your guests arrive, heat up your oven to 375F. Bake your bread for about 5 minutes and you will have a Hävenly Thanksgiving! We will also ship our bake-at-home bread mixes so that you can bake yourself if that's your preference.

Old Fashioned Cornbread

Recipe and photos are from Gluten-Free on a Shoestring, and we are grateful for this back-to-basic yummy cornbread! We find it easiest to bake it in a cast-iron skillet, but if you don't have one, simply use a 9" cake pan. See below for replacement suggestions if you'd like it dairy-free, egg-free or vegan.

If you have leftovers that you won't eat the next day, we recommend freezing them right away and then taking them out and enjoying another day. If you know for sure you won't eat it all, you can replace half of the cornflour with some all-purpose gluten-free flour. 


Ingredients (see substitute suggestions below)

  • 2 cups coarsely ground yellow cornmeal

  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1 ½ cups plain yogurt at room temperature.

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled

  • 1 large egg at room temperature, beaten

  • 4 tablespoons honey

Dairy-Free? Egg Free? Vegan?
Yogurt -> dairy-free yogurt.
Butter -> your favorite vegan butter. We have successfully used Earth Balance buttery sticks.
Egg -> Use your favorite egg substitute. The original recipe recommends 1 tablespoon ground chia seeds + 1 tablespoon lukewarm water, mixed and allowed to gel.
Honey -> coconut sugar or maple syrup

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 400°F. Grease a 12-inch cast-iron skillet or an 8-inch square or round pan, and set it aside.

  • In a large bowl, place the cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and whisk to combine well. In a separate bowl, place the yogurt, butter, and egg, and whisk to combine well.

  • Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients and the honey. Mix until just combined. The mixture will be relatively thin. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.

  • Bake for 20-30 minutes (closer to 20 minutes if using a cast-iron skillet, closer to 25 minutes if you made the all-purpose gluten-free flour variation), or until lightly golden brown on top, golden brown around the edges, and firm to the touch in the center. Slice and serve immediately.

    Enjoy!


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