Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions

Name: Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 8 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 355 milliliters buttermilk; 355 milliliters cornmeal; 2 larges eggs; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided; 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 2 mediums red- or pink-skinned apples (such as Pink Lady), thinly sliced; 5 Tbsps sugar, divided; 177 milliliters unsalted butter

Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, onion, flour, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt butter in an 8" cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.

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Pour all but 2 tablespoons butter into a small bowl; set aside.

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Add onion to butter in skillet; season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.

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Add apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons thyme and cook, stirring often, until apples are softened, about 4 minutes.

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Thyme

Transfer onion mixture to a medium bowl and reserve skillet.

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Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoonss sugar in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in eggs, buttermilk, and 3/4 cup reserved melted butter until smooth (no lumps should remain). Fold in half of onion mixture and scrape batter into reserved skillet. Top with remaining onion mixture and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme.

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Bake cornbread until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30–40 minutes.

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Let cool slightly before serving.

DO AHEAD: Cornbread can be made 6 hours ahead. Reheat before serving, if desired.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

baking powder 8servings

Freshly ground black pepper 355milliliters

buttermilk 355milliliters

cornmeal 2larges

eggs 237milliliters

all-purpose flour 3teaspoons

fresh thyme leaves, divided 1teaspoon

kosher salt plus more 1medium

onion, thinly sliced 2mediums

red- or pink-skinned apples (such as Pink Lady), thinly sliced 5Tbsps

sugar, divided 177milliliters

unsalted butter

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.