Nutmeg Free Easy Cornbread

Golden, slightly sweet, and tender all the way through, this cornbread is the kind of side dish that disappears fast at any table. The batter comes together with pantry staples — cornmeal, flour, buttermilk, eggs, and butter — so there's no hunting for specialty ingredients or second-guessing a long spice list. That matters more than it sounds, because nutmeg has a sneaky way of showing up in baked goods and boxed mixes, often without much fanfare on the label. Here, every ingredient is straightforward and easy to verify, which means you can bake with total confidence. The trick of preheating the butter right in the pan gives the bottom a gorgeous, lightly crisp crust that sets this loaf apart from anything out of a box. A few small lumps in the batter are not only fine but encouraged — overmixing is the enemy of that soft, fluffy crumb. Serve it warm alongside chili, soup, or a big pot of beans and watch it vanish.

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