Sweet Potato Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter

Name: Sweet Potato Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 medium sweet potatoes; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1.5 cup fine yellow cornmeal; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup light brown sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger; 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1.5 cup buttermilk; 2 eggs; 0.33 cup sour cream; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 0.5 cup unsalted butter, room temperature; 0.5 cup honey; 1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Sweet Potato Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter

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Directions

1Preheat oven to 400°F. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork, drizzle with olive oil, and roast for 30 minutes until soft.
2Let the sweet potatoes cool, peel, and mash them. You should have about 1 cup of mashed sweet potato.
3In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
4In a large bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs, sour cream, and mashed sweet potato until combined.
5Combine wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Pour in melted butter and mix.
6Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven for 5 minutes to preheat. Carefully remove and pour in the batter.
7Bake at 400°F for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8Combine ingredients for honey butter in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
9Once the cornbread is baked, top it with cinnamon honey butter, slice, and serve.

Ingredients

2 medium sweet potatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1.5 cup fine yellow cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
0.5 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
0.25 teaspoon ground ginger
0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1.5 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
0.33 cup sour cream
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
0.5 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
0.5 cup honey
1.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Equipment

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Sweet Potato Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter

Serves 1

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Sweet Potato Cornbread with Cinnamon Honey Butter

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Serves 1

Directions

1Preheat oven to 400°F. Poke holes in sweet potatoes with a fork, drizzle with olive oil, and roast for 30 minutes until soft.
2Let the sweet potatoes cool, peel, and mash them. You should have about 1 cup of mashed sweet potato.
3In a medium bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
4In a large bowl, whisk buttermilk, eggs, sour cream, and mashed sweet potato until combined.
5Combine wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Pour in melted butter and mix.
6Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven for 5 minutes to preheat. Carefully remove and pour in the batter.
7Bake at 400°F for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8Combine ingredients for honey butter in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
9Once the cornbread is baked, top it with cinnamon honey butter, slice, and serve.