Recipe, introduction and photos reprinted with permission from, 'A Good Day to Bake: Simply Baking Recipes for Every Mood' by Benjamina Ebuehi.
I love the versatility of cornbread. It’s perfectly at home thickly sliced with eggs for brunch or dunked in a big bowl of chilli, and simply toasted with plenty of salty butter is always a good idea.
Here, it’s gently spiced with some cumin and coriander before being smothered in a buttery honey glaze, speckled with seeds and chilli. I always have a little moment when I’m pouring the glaze on top, mesmerized by how it glistens and slowly seeps into the surface.
Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan/375°F/gas mark 5). Grease and line the base and sides of a 900-g (2-lb) loaf pan.
Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small saucepan and set aside to cool.
Whisk the buttermilk and eggs in a small jug (pitcher) and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients. Make a well in the middle and pour in the buttermilk mixture, followed by the melted butter and chopped coriander (cilantro). Stir gently until the mixture is fully combined and you have no streaks of flour.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave the cornbread in the pan while you make the glaze.
For the glaze, toast all of the seeds in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 1–2 minutes. Add the butter and chilli flakes, stirring and letting the butter melt and foam. Pour in the honey and let the glaze bubble for 1 minute, stirring so it doesn’t burn. Mix in the salt, then remove from the heat and immediately pour the glaze over the warm cornbread.
Let it cool before removing from the pan and slicing to serve.
Honey-Glazed Cumin & Coriander Cornbread
COMMENTS
Oaktown Spice Shop on
Hi Linda,
Thank you for your interest in this recipe! At first I was going to recommend a 1-to-1 substitution with a gluten free flour blend, but after doing a little digging I found some extra information.
The blog post linked below recommends using 90% of what the recipe calls for when substituting GF flour for wheat flour, even for GF flour mixes that claim to be 1-to-1 substitutions. This is to avoid the recipe coming out drier than intended. The link below includes a recipe to make your own GF flouo blend, but I found the extra details about gluten free baking very helpful, even if you go with a store bought gluten free flour!
https://theloopywhisk.com/2021/09/23/homemade-gluten-free-flour-blend/
Linda Peretz on
This recipe looks lovely. I want to make it gluten free. Can I use a one-to-one GF flour? Do you have other recommendations? Thank you
Brooke Battles on
This is THE BEST cornbread ever. I am addicted!!!!
Hi Linda,
Thank you for your interest in this recipe! At first I was going to recommend a 1-to-1 substitution with a gluten free flour blend, but after doing a little digging I found some extra information.
The blog post linked below recommends using 90% of what the recipe calls for when substituting GF flour for wheat flour, even for GF flour mixes that claim to be 1-to-1 substitutions. This is to avoid the recipe coming out drier than intended. The link below includes a recipe to make your own GF flouo blend, but I found the extra details about gluten free baking very helpful, even if you go with a store bought gluten free flour!
https://theloopywhisk.com/2021/09/23/homemade-gluten-free-flour-blend/