Vegan Skillet Cornbread

Everyone is going vegan these days and searching for recipes that best treat their appetite and suit their diet. When it comes to vegan delights, there are plenty of options that vegan people can try. Cornbread is also one of the popular preparation that is exclusively favored by vegan people.

If you are true vegan and not tried a cornbread, then you are certainly missing a lot. The best way to prepare a vegan skillet is in a skillet like this one. There’s no doubt that vegan and their appetite loves cornbread, and there are different ways to prepare. In this article, we will be discussing “Vegan Skillet Cornbread.” The dairy and egg-free version of cornbread are what vegan people are crazy about. To give a different kick to the conventional vegan cornbread, we will make it in a skillet with some jalapenos. The added bonus of this vegan skillet cornbread recipe is that it is entirely sugar-free as we have used maple syrup as a sweetener.

So, let’s get started and treat our taste buds.

Ingredients Needed
Make sure you have all the mentioned ingredients with you before starting the recipe.

Lemon juice: 2 teaspoons
Soy milk: 1 ½ cups
All-purpose flour: 1 2/3
Cornmeal: 1 cup
Baking powder: 4 teaspoons
Jalapenos: 1 (diced)
Vegetable oil: ½
Salt: ¾ teaspoon
Corn kernels: 1 cup
Maple syrup: ½ cup
Vegan butter: 1 tablespoon

Directions To Prepare
Now that you are acquainted with the ingredients let’s get started with the steps to make cornbread. Follow the steps to get the perfect vegan cornbread.

Step 1 – Align The Ingredients At One Place
Before starting, make sure to gather all the ingredients together, so that you do not have to run while preparing.

Step 2 – Preheat
Now preheat your oven at 375 F and grease your cast iron skillet before placing it on the oven.

Step 3 – Mix the Ingredients
Take a bowl and mix together lemon juice and soy milk. Make sure both the ingredients are blended well.

Step 4 – Prepare The Dough
Take a larger bowl to make a dough. Mix all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, jalapenos, and salt together. Mix everything well and leave the bowl aside.

Step 5 – Prepare the Corn Sauce
Call it corn puree or sauce; it is the major highlight of the whole cornbread. Take a food processor or a blender, add corns, vegetable oil, maple syrup and make a creamy paste. Leave no lumps in the paste.

Step 6 – Soy Milk Addition
To make the sauce even richer, you need to add the soy milk into it. After you prepare the corn blend, add the soy milk, lemon juice, and oil. Combine everything properly.

Step 7 – Add the Flour Mixture
Now you need to add the flour mixture into the cream. Slowly add the mixture and keep stirring till everything is combined.

Step 8 – Greasing Skillet
It’s time to take out the cast iron skillet and grease it again with vegan butter, coat it around the edge of the skillet and allow it to melt. Make sure to add a good layer of vegan butter that will give your cornbread rich and crispy edges.

Step 9 – Add the Batter
Once you have coated the skillet with vegan butter, it’s time to add the corn batter into the skillet and put it for baking.

Step 10 – Baking
The next step is baking. Put the skillet into the oven, which was preheated. Bake the cake for 25 minutes till it gets golden brown.

Step 11 – Devour Your Homemade Vegan Cornbread
Take out the cornbread from the oven and make sure it is thoroughly cooked and gooey. Plate it and devour it hot or cool it off.

This was the complete recipe to make that perfect vegan cornbread that you can easily prepare whenever you crave for a vegan delight.

Tips To Make Your Vegan Cornbread More Delicious!

Be Careful With Mixing Your Batter: Your batter is the crux of the recipe. It is essential to ensure that batter is not over-mixed. There are chances that you might get tempted with the mixing speed and whisk the clumps thoroughly to make it smooth. Do not over mix your batter; it will only make your batter less rich. It has to be crunchy and crumbly like a tough cornbread.

Allow The Batter To Sit: One of the essential things that you need to consider is good things take time. Whenever you prepare cornmeal, it takes time to absorb the water. You need to rest the batter for a few minutes to give it a soft and tender. If you want to have a soft cornbread, leave it for at least 10 minutes after taking it out from the oven.

Done Preheat Too Long: Preheat is the crucial task of baking. But overheating can destroy your ingredients and disrupt your cooking. When you are making cornbread in the skillet, preheat the oven at 375 or 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.

There are many reasons for trying this recipe; it is vegan, sugar-free, and un-apologetically delicious. Making vegan skillet cornbread is as simple as it can get. So, you can easily surprise your friends and family with your baking skills. You can experiment with the recipe just like we added jalapenos here. Keep your options open and serve corn delights on the table.
Bon Apettite!