Easy
American
Skillet Cornbread
Poured into a screaming-hot buttered skillet so the crust sets on contact.
Ingredient
Baking powder
Bicarbonate of soda with its own acid already included, so it needs only moisture and heat to work. That self-contained acid is the whole difference from bicarbonate of soda, and why the two are not interchangeable.
- Sourcing
- Any supermarket. Buy the smallest tin you will get through — this is one of the few store-cupboard items that genuinely expires.
- Varieties
- Single-acting, Double-acting, Gluten-free
- Quality cues
- Test it: a teaspoon in hot water should fizz vigorously and immediately. A lazy fizz means flat cakes.
- Substitutions
- Bicarbonate of soda plus cream of tartar (1:2)
- Storage
- Airtight and dry. Never dip a wet spoon into the tin.
- Shelf life
- 6-12 months once opened
Nutrition
Per 100 g
- Calories
- 97 kcal
- Protein
- 0.1 g
- Fat
- 0.4 g
- Carbs
- 46.9 g
- Fibre
- 2.2 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 90 mg
From USDA FoodData Central (#172805). Raw, edible portion.
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