Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions

Steps to make

1. 1

   Heat oven

   1 min

   Preheat the oven to 400 °F.

2. 2

   Melt butter

   2 min
   

   Melt ¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter in an 8-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the melted butter into a small bowl and set aside.

4. 3

   Cook onions

   4 min
   

   Add 1 medium sliced onion to the butter in the skillet. Season with salt and pepper and continue to cook for about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and starting to brown.

5. 4

   Add apples, sugar and thyme

   4 min
   

   Add 2 sliced apples, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoons of the thyme and cook for another 4 minutes, stirring often, until the apples soften.

6. 5

   Transfer to bowl

   1 min
   

   Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and reserve the skillet.

7. 6

   Mix dry ingredients

   1 min
   

   Whisk 1½ cups of cornmeal, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, and the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar in a large bowl.

8. 7

   Add wet ingredients

   3 min
   

   Gradually whisk in 2 large eggs, 1½ cups of buttermilk, and ¾ cup of reserved melted butter until you have a smooth batter with no lumps.

9. 8

   Fold in onion mixture

   2 min
   

   Fold in half of the onion mixture and scrape the batter into the skillet. Scatter the remaining onion mixture on top and sprinkle with the remaining teaspoon of thyme.

10. 9

    Bake

    40 min
    

    Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

11. 10

    Serve

    1 min
    

    Allow to cool slightly before serving alongside Thanksgiving dinner.