This Pennsylvania Dutch cornbread recipe is easy to prepare and makes the perfect picnic, barbeque, or side dish for any meal. It’s a classic sweet Amish cornbread that is quick to make, and perfect with butter.

Traditional Pennsylvania Dutch cornbread is an Amish staple amongst families. This classic Pennsylvania Dutch recipe makes excellent cornbread because of the amount of cornmeal and flour mixed in the batter.

This soft and moist Dutch cornbread contains sugar, milk, baking powder, butter, and eggs along with a combination of cornmeal and all-purpose flour. Its sweet, tender texture is full of buttery and milky flavor making it one of our favorite cornbread.

Let’s make this traditional Pennsylvania Dutch cornbread recipe!

Ingredients For Pennsylvania Dutch Cornbread

¾ cup yellow cornmeal
¾ cup flour
½ cup sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup milk
¼ cup butter, melted
1 egg

How To Make Pennsylvania Dutch Cornbread?

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and grease an 8X5 inch loaf cake pan.
Add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder to a bowl and whisk together.
In a separate bowl stir together milk, butter, and egg.
Pour the milk mixture into the flour and stir until the dry ingredients are moistened.
Fill the loaf cake pan with the cornbread batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.