I make this cornbread on the regular and delicious as it is warm from the oven it is also particularly good toasted the next day and slathered in butter and a little honey- what wouldn’t be! If I feel the inclination I might also fold through some cheese that needs using up or some smoked paprika or a few sliced pickled jalapenos.
Don’t worry too much if you can’t find buttermilk. I often use regular milk then add a squeeze of lemon and stir that through. Leave it a few minutes and it’ll curdle, look lumpy and have similar qualities to buttermilk. Not exactly the same but it does work as a substitute and will save you a trip to the store.
Stir the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Separately, whisk the wet ingredients together then pour this over the dry ingredients, stirring until smooth.
Pour into a 24cm diameter pyrex pie dish at 210 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes until only lightly golden springs back lightly to the touch.