Cornbread Appetizer Bites

This cornbread recipe is flawless and comes out perfect every time. It is moist and sweet and almost like a cake. When fried in butter, the sweet cornbread becomes infused with the rich butter flavor, creating the ultimate appetizer.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword cornbread appetizer, cornbread appetizer bites, cornbread bites, fried cornbread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Frying Time 15

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 78kcal

Author Janine Waite

Ingredients

Cornbread

2 cups buttermilk baking mix Bisquick
8 tablespoons cornmeal
1 cup sugar baker's fine sugar works best
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter melted

Frying

½ cup salted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°

Cornbread

Combine baking mix, cornmeal, and sugar in a bowl.
Add eggs and milk. Beat until well blended.
Mix in melted butter.
Place in greased pan (8 in square).
Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out dry.
Once the cornbread is cooled, cut into 9 squares. Divide each square into four slices and set aside for later.

Frying Cornbread

Melt about 2 tablespoons of butter in a cast iron frying pan. Add some cornbread bites and fry all their sides. Remove and place them on a plate. Add another 2 tablespoons of butter and fry another batch of cornbread bites. Repeat until all cornbread is fried.

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