This recipe — inspired by one from Cook’s Illustrated — comes from Bob Neroni and Lenore Emery, of the EVOO Cannon Beach Cooking School.

Steps

1. Make the cornbread: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place ½ cup of the cornmeal into a medium heatproof bowl and set it aside. Meanwhile, place the remaining cornmeal together with the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in another bowl.
2. Pour the ¾ cup boiling water slowly into the bowl of reserved cornmeal, whisking to form a paste. Add the buttermilk, whisking to break up lumps. Continue whisking and add the beaten eggs.
3. Stir in the dry ingredients just until wet. Stir in the melted butter and pour the batter into a greased 8-inch cast-iron skillet.
4. Bake in the pan for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown. (Check for doneness at 22 minutes or so.) When done, it should spring back when touched.
5. Make the honey butter: While the bread is baking, whip the salted butter with a paddle in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly drizzle in the honey and continue whipping until incorporated. Add the ground coriander and sea salt to taste.
6. Serve slices of the warm bread with the honey butter.