Brian bakes his cookies, and I bake cornbread. It is a staple side at our Thanksgiving. However, I don’t limit it to November. I bake cornbread all year.
I make muffins and sheet pan cornbread. While I love making muffins, and those are easier for Liam to help make, I prefer a sheet.
When I start my Thanksgiving shopping, four or six boxes of Jiffy mix are some of the first things I grab in the store. One year, we had a difficult time finding Jiffy mix, so now I buy those boxes well ahead of Thanksgiving. I also keep us stocked one bake ahead, and I’m looking at two boxes in our pantry. Liam loves to help me bake muffins so I make sure I am stocked and ready to go.
Making Cornbread
This is a corn kernel free recipe. Kernels are not allowed nor are they welcome. If you are so inclined to add them in, go right ahead.
I’ve been making this cornbread recipe for a while now. However, up until a few years ago, I was not using sour cream. One Thanksgiving, my husband said, “Try adding sour cream.” I didn’t know if he was trying to tell me my bread was dry or if he was just being helpful.
I made one batch with and another without sour cream. My family, the ultimate taste testing audience, chose the cornbread with sour cream as their favorite. It took a few tries to get it right, but I landed on a whole cup of sour cream. It really does moisten the whole thing up. I would not admit this to Brian, but he elevated my cornbread.
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Sheet Pan Cornbread
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 13 x 9 Sheet
- Category: Sides
- Cuisine: American
Description
Quick cornbread recipe that yields some of the moistest cornbread I’ve ever had. Use boxed mix and add in your own ingredients for a homemade taste.
Ingredients
- 2 boxes Jiffy Corn Bread
- 2/3 cups evaporated canned milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp honey
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl (but don’t over mix).
- Pour batter into a sheet pan place in the oven until cooked through, approximately 20 minutes.
- When done baking, remove from the oven and immediately add a thin layer of butter to the top.
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes, but make sure to enjoy these warm.