Name: Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and Onions
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 medium onion, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more; Freshly ground black pepper; 2 medium red- or pink-skinned apples (such as Pink Lady), thinly sliced; 5 tablespoons sugar, divided; 3 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, divided; 1 1/2 cups cornmeal; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Goldenbrown cornbread with apples slices and onions in a castiron skillet.

Cornbread with Caramelized Apples and OnionsGentl & Hyers

If you don't have (or can't spare) a cast-iron skillet, sauté the apples and onions in any heavy skillet and transfer to a buttered 8x8" glass dish for baking.

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