Ingredients

1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal 

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 

2 tablespoons sugar 

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt 

1 large egg 

1 3/4 cups buttermilk 

4 tablespoons unsalted butter 

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk together egg and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture.

Melt butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or a 2-quart baking dish in oven. Remove skillet; swirl to coat bottom. Pour in batter. Bake until a tester comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cut into wedges.