Corn Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups white cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 cups well-shaken buttermilk
• 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, melted
• 2 (10-inch) well-seasoned cast-iron skillets

Steps

1. Heat dry skillets in upper and lower thirds of oven while preheating oven to 450°F.
2. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder and soda, and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, and 1 cup melted butter, then quickly stir together.
3. Remove hot skillets from oven. Divide remaining 1/2 cup melted butter between them, then divide batter between pans. Bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes total.