Sweet potato cornbread

Sweet potato cornbread

By Lyubov Voronina
10’ Prep time
30’ Cook time
40’ Total time
548 Calories
8 Serving

Summary

A warm twist on a classic, this sweet potato cornbread brings the natural sweetness and creamy texture of roasted sweet potatoes into every bite. this cornbread is moist, subtly sweet, and perfect with a pat of cinnamon honey butter. ideal for the holiday season.
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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
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Step 2

Use a fork to poke holes in the sweet potatoes, drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil and place on a baking tray and roast them for 30 minutes, until soft. Remove from the oven, let it cool, then peel and mash. You should have 1 cup of mashed sweet potato.
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Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk the cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together. Set aside.
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Step 4

In a large bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, sour cream, and the mashed sweet potato together until fully combined.
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Step 5

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until combined. Then pour in the melted butter and mix to combine.
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Step 6

Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven for 5 minutes to heat up. Carefully remove it from the oven, and pour in the batter.
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Step 7

Bake the cornbread for 25- 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean.
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Step 8

Combine all ingredients for honey butter in a bowl and mix well. Set aside until ready to use.
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Step 9

Slice the cornbread and serve immediately spread with the cinnamon honey butter.
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Step 10

Enjoy!

Ingredient

  • Eggs
    Eggs
    2
  • Medium sweet potatoes
    Medium sweet potatoes
    2
  • Baking soda
    Baking soda
    1 teaspoon
  • Buttermilk
    Buttermilk
    15 cups
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    1 tablespoon
  • Ground ginger
    Ground ginger
    0.25 teaspoon
  • Sour cream
    Sour cream
    0.33 cup
  • Light brown sugar
    Light brown sugar
    0.5 cup
  • Ground cinnamon
    Ground cinnamon
    15 teaspoons
  • Ground nutmeg
    Ground nutmeg
    0.25 teaspoon
  • All-purpose flour
    All-purpose flour
    1 cup
  • Unsalted butter
    Unsalted butter
    0.5 cup
  • Honey
    Honey
    0.5 cup
  • Unsalted butter
    Unsalted butter
    5 tablespoons
  • Baking powder
    Baking powder
    1 tablespoon
  • Sea salt
    Sea salt
    1 teaspoon
  • Fine yellow cornmeal
    Fine yellow cornmeal
    15 cups
  • Cinnamon
    Cinnamon
    1 teaspoon

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