Onion Cornbread

EDITOR’S NOTE (November 11, 2019):   Edited for clarity. 

This cornbread contains sweet yellow onions and tastes like hush puppies baked in a skillet.    Photographed upside down to show thoroughly baked bottom crust covered with onion rings.

Southerners (like me) are famous for adding chopped onions to cornbread batter.  This is one of my favorite seasoned cornbread recipes.  Smells great while baking.  Excellent with collards or turnip greens.

My preferred brand of sweet onions. This is not a paid endorsement nor have I received complimentary onions.  I purchased this bag at my local grocery store.

Enjoy the recipe!

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Onion Cornbread

This cornbread contains sweet yellow onions and tastes like hush puppies baked in a skillet. Photographed upside down to show thoroughly baked bottom crust covered with onion rings. Recipe and photography by Beverly Davis for CornbreadMillionaire.com.

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

American, southern

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix
• 1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 small sweet yellow onions, peeled Or use 2 small white onions (savory).
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Course Side Dish Cuisine American, southern Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings servings Ingredients 1 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix 1/2 cup self-rising flour, sifted 2 tablespoons sugar (optional) 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup buttermilk 2 small sweet yellow onions, peeled Or use 2 small white onions (savory). 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine cornmeal mix, flour, corn muffin mix, sugar (if using), eggs, and buttermilk. Stir together until smooth and pourable. Small lumps okay. Set aside.
3. Chop one peeled onion into small pieces. Stir into cornbread batter. Slice the remaining onion into "onion rings." Separate rings. Set aside.
4. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to an 8" cast iron skillet (thick cornbread) OR a 9" cast iron skillet (thin cornbread). On top of stove over low heat, preheat oil until it sizzles. Avoid smoking hot. Turn off heat. Carefully arrange "onion rings" around bottom of skillet.
5. Stir batter until smooth. Carefully pour into hot skillet.
6. Reduce oven to 375. Bake 20 to 25 minutes OR until knife inserted in center comes out clean and cornbread is golden brown. Watch carefully to prevent burning.
7. After baking, carefully flip cornbread over. The bottom crust covered with "onion rings" makes a nice presentation.
8. Serve hot.