I tried Ina Garten and Dolly Parton's easy corn bread recipes, and the best one should be on everyone's holiday menu

Anneta KonstantinidesDec 22, 2022, 07:44 IST

I tried Ina Garten and Dolly Parton's favorite corn bread recipes to see which one was best for the holidays.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I made Ina Garten and Dolly Parton's easy recipes for corn bread.
Parton's corn bread only needs three main ingredients and 25 minutes to bake.

I believe corn bread is an essential holiday dish. And who better to try recipes from than two legends, Dolly Parton and Ina Garten?

Ina Garten and Dolly Parton both have easy corn bread recipes.Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images/Sebastian Smith

Garten's brown-butter skillet corn bread only needs a few basic ingredients.

Garten's corn bread includes fine cornmeal, eggs, and baking powder.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I began by melting my butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat.

I melted two sticks of butter in my cast-iron skillet.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once my butter was ready, I poured it into a bowl and added the milk and eggs.

Then I added the whole milk.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I threw my dry ingredients into a separate bowl, whisked them together, then made a well in the middle.

The well in my dry ingredients.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I poured the butter and milk mixture into the well.

I poured the wet ingredients into the well.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

My batter was almost ready. But first, it needed to rest a little.

I let my batter rest for 15 minutes.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once the 15 minutes were up, I poured my batter into the skillet.

It was almost time to get baking.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Once the 15 minutes were up, I poured my batter into the skillet.

I baked my corn bread for 35 minutes.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

My corn bread came out a gorgeous golden brown, and it tasted so moist and fluffy.

My corn bread came out looking phenomenal.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Parton's corn bread requires far fewer ingredients than Garten's recipe.

Garten's recipe only needs three main ingredients.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I began by making the bacon drippings.

I cut my bacon into pieces and cooked them over medium-low heat to make the drippings.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I began making the corn bread batter.

I used self-rising cornmeal to make the batter for Parton's corn bread.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After I added the buttermilk, my batter was ready.

I gradually added the buttermilk to the batter.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Then I poured my batter into the hot skillet and popped it into the oven.

I baked my corn bread for 25 minutes.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Parton's corn bread looked beautiful when it came out of the oven, and it tasted great.

The bacon drippings infused the corn bread with savory richness.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

When it comes to the great corn bread showdown, Garten's brown-butter skillet recipe is my absolute favorite.

I now make Garten's cornbread every holiday season.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I made my grandmother's no-bake whiskey ball recipe for the first time, and it was so easy that I plan to pass it down to future generations

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

I tried Ina Garten and Dolly Parton's easy corn bread recipes, and the best one should be on everyone's holiday menu

I believe corn bread is an essential holiday dish. And who better to try recipes from than two legends, Dolly Parton and Ina Garten?

Garten's brown-butter skillet corn bread only needs a few basic ingredients.

I began by melting my butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat.

Once my butter was ready, I poured it into a bowl and added the milk and eggs.

I threw my dry ingredients into a separate bowl, whisked them together, then made a well in the middle.

Then I poured the butter and milk mixture into the well.

My batter was almost ready. But first, it needed to rest a little.

Once the 15 minutes were up, I poured my batter into the skillet.

Once the 15 minutes were up, I poured my batter into the skillet.

My corn bread came out a gorgeous golden brown, and it tasted so moist and fluffy.

Parton's corn bread requires far fewer ingredients than Garten's recipe.

I began by making the bacon drippings.

Then I began making the corn bread batter.

After I added the buttermilk, my batter was ready.

Then I poured my batter into the hot skillet and popped it into the oven.

Parton's corn bread looked beautiful when it came out of the oven, and it tasted great.

When it comes to the great corn bread showdown, Garten's brown-butter skillet recipe is my absolute favorite.