Aunt Betty's Apple Upside Down Corn Bread

Submitted by pamela t.

"This is from my Aunt Betty who has been making this for at least 50 years. She didn't remember where the recipe came from. Serve with butter and warm maple syrup."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• for Topping

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 large granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch thick

• For cornbread

• 3⁄4 cup cornmeal
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. For topping, heat butter and syrup in an iron skillet. Add apples and cook slightly 5 minutes. Arrange in the bottom of the skillet.
3. For cornbread:.
4. Combine all dry ingredients and form a "well" in the center.
5. Beat together wet ingredients in the well. Stir until just combined. Spread gently over the apples.
6. Bake 30-35 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness.
7. Cool for 5 minutes. Invert on a plate.
8. Serve warm with butter and syrup.

Reviews

[BayAreaFreak]

This rocks, I bake it in an iron skillet

 

[Bayhill]

We enjoyed this corn bread as a breakfast treat, served with warm maple syrup. I made this as written except that I used Fuji apples instead of the Granny Smith, as that is what I had on hand. I wasn't sure which size skillet to use, so I made it in my 9 1/2" cast iron skillet and it worked perfectly. Thank you for sharing. **Made for 2013 Football Pool week #4**

 

[loof751]

Fantastic! I made 1/3 of the recipe in an individual casserole dish and it worked out great. Love the combo of syrup and cornbread and it's wonderful with the apples. Great recipe - thanks for sharing it!