Bread

7 Reinvented Cornbreads

November  8, 2013

Everyone wants more cornbread. This holiday season, toss out those boring rolls that serve only as vehicles for swiping up remaining streaks of cranberry sauce from your plate. Instead, fill up your bread basket with fluffy, crumbly cornbread scented with fresh thyme. If you prefer a more pudding-like variety that you need a utensil to eat, bake up some spoon bread. And if you want cornbread for dessert, too, add blackberries and sugar.

The beauty of cornbread is that you can customize it however you want. Love avocado? Add it to the mix. Craving spicy chorizo? Toss it in there. Throw together the batter ahead of time, bake it before your meal, and listen to your guests rave.

But be warned: make your cornbread too good and it just might be the star of your holiday show. 

Shop the Story

Double-Corn Corn Bread with Fresh Thyme by Merrill Stubbs

Double-Corn Corn Bread with Fresh Thyme from Food52

Wintry Corn Bread Pudding by hardlikearmour

Wintry Corn Bread Pudding from Food52


Double Corn, Quinoa, and Cheddar Muffins by boulangere

Double Corn, Quinoa, and Cheddar Muffins from Food52

Avocado Cornbread by aargersi

Avocado Cornbread from Food52


Cornbread with Chorizo by boulangere

Cornbread with Chorizo from Food52

Blackberry Cornbread Buckle by janeofmanytrades 

Blackberry Cornbread Buckle from Food52

Warm Custard Spoon Bread by LocalSavour

Warm Custard Spoon Bread from Food52

Photos by Sarah Shatz and James Ransom

52 Days of Thanksgiving
Check It Out
52 Days of Thanksgiving

Top-notch recipes, expert tips, and all the tools to pull off the year’s most memorable feast.

Check It Out

See what other Food52 readers are saying.

I used to work at Food52. I'm probably the person who picked all of the cookie dough out of the cookie dough ice cream.

0 Comments