How does your cornbread turn out???

It sounds like you're mixing it too much. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry only enough to moisten it. If you beat if until all the lumps are out (like you would for cake), then you've mixed it too much. If you've like the flavor of what you've made, but not the texture, try it again but mix it less.

My cornbread is ok but I usually use those little boxes of Jiffy mix. lol..Otherwise I use the recipe on the back of the cornmeal. I hear those iron skillets are the best for cooking cornbread. My grandmother used to make a mean cornbread in one of those..I shoild have had her teach me.lol..

I just made corn brad tonight. I have some self rising corn meal because I couldn't find just corn meal when I was buying it. Some thing else to look at is mixing your dry ingredients and wet ingredients seperately Then when your milk eggs and oil are well mixed then add to your dry ingredients. as stated before mix only until the dry ingredients are good and wet. The lumps will bake out. I like to add a good hand full of grated cheddar cheese to my corn bread. I bake mine in the oven at 425 degrees instead of the skillet. I had also made pinto bean soup. I baked mine in cup cake papers and my grandson ate about 4 of them.

I've only made mine from scratch once, a long time ago. I typically use Jiffy brand corn muffin mix. One package cooked in a 9x9 square or a round cake pan turns out really good. My kids love cornbread with soup.

do u use plain meal or self rising meal?

I really don't know how much you are making. If you doing like a medium skillet. 2-3 cup of meal and a 1/2 cup flour, two eggs, and tablespoon of mayonnaise. Make sure you beat it good. Put oil or 1/2 stick of butter in skillet to melt. When that melt put in your bread and beat it somemore. Place it in the skillet and thats it . Put it in the oven and keep check until its golden brown.

I don't make it very often b/c for some reason it tends to come out dry. I do like to add whole kernal corn to mine and Hubby likes his with peppers added to it. My Mom makes really great cornbread so I guess she'll have to teach me one day. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I hope this works for you. Oven: 400 degrees 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup cronmeal 2 to 3 tablespoon sugar * you might want less if you don't like sweet cornbread 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter 2 beaten eggs 1 cup milk 1/4 cup cooking oil or melted butter 1. In a medium bowl stir together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt; set aside. 2.Add the 1 tablespoon butter to a 10-inch cast iron skillet or a 9x 1 1/2-inch baking pan. Place in a 400 degree oven about 3 minutes or until butter melts. Remove pan from oven; swirl butter in pan to coat bottom and sides of pan. 3.Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine eggs, milk, and oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. *The mixture should be a little lumpy, if it's too smooth it will fall apart. The lumps will bake out. pour batter into hot skillet or pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center and comes out clean. Serve Warm. - This is not my personal recipe I got it from Better Homes and Gardens Limited Edition cookbook. Or if you want to use your own recipe just try mixing the ingredients less, let the batter be a little lumpy.