I need to make this recipe without eggs or dairy (butter is okay). I was going to sub. a vinegar and almond milk mixture. Will that work? I also n...
...oticed that this has no flour in it, but a lot of the other cornbread recipes do. How does the flour affect the cornbread
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Cast-Iron Skillet Cornbread
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You noticed the lack of flour. Usually what that does in corn bread is make it more "bread"-like, and helps it hold together. The gluten that wheat flour has helps those cornbreads with cohesion. This recipe compensates some for that with the additional eggs. Without them it would be a crumbly mess.
To make this without eggs, you'll want to use a "structural" replacement, like flax and water or silken tofu. (Other replacements like Baking Soda+Vinegar or Banana replicate the fluffiness or moistness of eggs, neither of which are really what you need here.) Adding 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of flour will help as well. I would add it a bit at a time until you have a nice, thick batter.