Ingredients
| 1 cup yellow cornmeal | |
| 1 cup self-raising flour | |
| 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, rosemary or oregano, finely chopped | |
| ½ teaspoon salt | |
| 1 egg | |
| 1 cup buttermilk | |
| 1 cup milk | |
| 1 tablespoon olive oil |
Cornbread is a wonderfully easy bread to make at home and best made in a heavy, cast-iron cooking dish or a cast-iron frying pan to achieve a crisp outer crust.
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Instructions
| 1. | Heat the oven to 200°C. |
| 2. | Combine the cornmeal, flour, herbs and salt in a bowl. |
| 3. | Beat together the egg, buttermilk and milk then carefully fold into the flour mixture. |
| 4. | Put a 28cm ovenproof frying pan or dish in the oven to heat up for 4 minutes then coat the bottom and sides of with the oil and heat for 1 more minute. |
| 5. | Remove the dish from the oven and pour in the batter. |
| 6. | Bake for 30–35 minutes until set and golden. Cool on a wire rack. |
Recipes & food styling Fiona Smith / Photography Aaron McLean / Styling Fiona Lascelles