Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (2024)

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I can’t think of corn bread without thinking of Tippin’s restaurants. When I was younger, before living in Kansas City, my family would visit Kansas City quite often. Along with those visits usually meant lunch at Tippin’s, a restaurant known for their delicious pies. While everyone else would pour over the menu trying to decide which kind of pie to get for dessert, I would get giddy with excitement over their sweet corn bread served with delicious honey butter. I’ve always had a hard time considering corn bread as anything other than dessert. I know it is perfectly acceptable to eat alongside a bowl of soup (I always ordered the French Onion at Tippin’s) or a pot of hot chili, but to me, corn bread is just as delicious of a sweet treat at the end of the meal as any cake or pie I could have. The gorgeous Maple Corn Bread picture in the November 2011 issue of Real Simple Magazine, glistening with a sweet glaze, did me in. I knew as soon as I read it that I wanted to make corn bread but instead of using maple syrup as the glaze, I did a simple honey butter. The first bite immediately took me back to sitting around the table at Tippin’s with my family, me snacking happily on corn bread while they devoured their slices of pie. Soup and corn bread season is upon us.. or if you are like me… corn bread and more corn bread season. Whether you choose it along side your favorite cup of soup or as dessert, enjoy! Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread (barely adapted from Real Simple Magazine

    • 3/4cup(1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for the pan
  • 2cupsall-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 2cupscornmeal
  • 2tablespoonsbaking powder
  • 1teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1teaspoonkosher salt
  • 2cupswhole milk
  • 4large eggs
  • 3/4cup honey

1.Heat oven to 425° F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. 2.In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the milk, eggs, ½ cup of the honey, and ½ cup of the butter; whisk together the wet ingredients, then incorporate the dry ingredients until just combined (do not overmix). 3.Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. 4.Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the remaining ¼ cup of butter and ¼ cup of honey After removing the corn bread from oven, brush with the honey butter mixture. Cool completely in the pan, then cut into pieces.

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  1. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (3)bridget {bake at 350} says

    Cornbread is so comforting! And with HONEY butter?!? *sigh*

  2. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (4)Natalie says

    I totally love corn bread, too, especially with soup and warm, comfort, winter foods. I will definitely be trying this one.

  3. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (5)Amber Shea @Almost Vegan says

    Tippin’s chocolate cream pie with the little chocolate shavings is a stand-out memory from my childhood 🙂

    • Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (6)Kristen says

      Their French Silk? Yes it is indeed. It is the only thing that I would get *if* I didn’t choose corn bread 🙂

  4. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (7)Amy says

    Oh…I can almost taste it! I’ve got to try this soon, with the next batch of whatever. Cornbread goes with anything I think.

  5. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (8)Amanda says

    Its gorgeous Kristen… makes me want to run buy a Real Simple!

  6. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (9)Bev Weidner says

    I’ve actually never been to Tippins! Can you believe that?

    But I CAN say that this corn bread is going to end up in my mouth sooner than later.

  7. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (11)Cookbook Queen says

    I am a sweet cornbread girl too…when I was a waitress, we had cheddar jalapeno cornbread muffins that everyone went crazy over. No thanks!! I’ll take mine sweet any day.

    And your photos are killin’ me! So beautiful.

  8. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (13)patsy says

    I pulled that same recipe from Real Simple! So happy to hear that it is similar to what Tippins served! Now, I realy can’t wait to try it!

  9. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (14)Cassie//Bake Your Day says

    I remember coming to Tippins in Kansas City before I lived here too. This cornbread sounds delicious…I love nostalgic food!

  10. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (15)MikeVFMK says

    I’ve had this thing for cornbread since way back. I first had it out for a meal at a fried chicken restaurant on the side of a plate of crispy chicken and mashed. I’ve been hooked ever since. And with honey? Hello! Instant tea time/dessert!

  11. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (16)Cassie says

    I remember eating at Tippins when I was a kid, before I lived in Kansas City! I don’t think I remember eating the cornbread because I was always so concerned with getting to the French Silk pie. This cornbread does sound amazing, though. I love nostalgic food!

  12. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (17)Alison says

    Tippins! I had a cousin that worked there and she would always bring their pies for our holiday gatherings. They were wonderful.

  13. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (18)Ash says

    you totally got me wanting to make this!! I’m so doing it tomorrow!!

  14. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (19)Julie says

    Tippins was a childhood favorite of mine as well. Any of the pies with chocolate. I still have some tins in my cabinet with their name in them. Thanks for the memory!

  15. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (20)Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    I’ve never been a huge fan of corn bread… but I just think I haven’t had the good stuff. This, however, looks wonderful and I can only imagine how good it tastes with that honey butter in it!

  16. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (22)Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchen says

    I tend to like my cornbread on the sweeter side too, with butter and jam for breakfast sometimes. But with honey butter! Mmm…..even better.

  17. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (23)Maria says

    Great side dish to any Fall meal! Or I could eat the entire pan all by itself:)

  18. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (24)Kristi says

    Loved Tippin’s cornbread – it was dessert for me as well! Thanks for the stroll down memory lane! And cornbread is great for breakfast or with soup/chili or really anytime!

  19. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (25)Rachel @ Not Rachael Ray says

    This looks so good! I always make the cornbread off the back of the cornmeal package but this is probably (read: DEFINITELY) way better!

  20. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (26)Alison Moore Smith says

    We’ve had cornbread twice in the past week. Yum! My favorite way to make it is with coarse ground cornmeal.

  21. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (27)Kasey says

    Wow, this looks better than any cornbread I’ve ever seen!

  22. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (28)Sara B. says

    Ive never considered corn bread in a dessert way, but the honey with this sounds fantastic.

  23. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (29)Joyce Steuernagel says

    Oh yes Tippins which started out Pippins. They did our holiday baking. When you ordered pies you were giving an exact time to pick up your pies. I remember going in there and pies being in stacks to the ceiling everywhere.

  24. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (30)TidyMom says

    Do you know that cornbread is a food I can’t stand, even the smell makes me sick……but I have to say this picture and recipe is really tempting me to give it a try- Steve loves it and I wont make it.

  25. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (31)Patricia Scarpin says

    Kristen, what a lovely shot! So beautiful. I have yet to try making corn bread – yours looks so delicious!

  26. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (33)Garry says

    I live in Tucson. We make an hour and a half drive to get up to the top of Mt. Lemmon (the southern most ski resort in the US). We hike and then eat at the only restaurant there which services honey cornbread with maple butter on the side. It’s worth the 3 hour round trip. I’m going to try this and whip up some maple butter on the side. Yum.

  27. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (34)CouponClippingCook says

    Wow, this looks so good. I would totally fill up on this and be too full to eat the rest of the meal.

  28. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (35)TidyMom says

    I think I need to make this as a surprise for Steve this weekend!

  29. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (36)Lisa B says

    I’m making this to go along with our BBQ Chicken tonight, potato salad and baked beans. A summer-ish meal in Fall. Gotta love it! Great recipe. Have you noticed that you call for 3/4 cup honey in the ingredients and in the directions it says “add 1/2 cup MAPLE SYRUP”…..thankfully I figured it out and added 1/2 cup honey instead. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks for sharing!

  30. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (37)Meg says

    How many servings does this make?

    • Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (38)Kristen says

      Hi Meg –
      It makes about 16 smallish pieces (or 8 big pieces!)

  31. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (39)Natalie says

    Made it. Loved it. You rock!

  32. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (40)Karl Sikarskie says

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  33. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (41)Alisa says

    This is in the oven right now! I broke recipe follower rule #1, and didn’t read the whole recipe through. I started pouring it into my pan and thought whoa there is a lot of batter still.. So I got a batch of muffins going too! I’d wait until it’s done to say it was good but I’ve licked enough spoons to know it’s just fine =)

  34. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (42)becki says

    I have made this several times and it is always delicious. I have passed the recipe on to a few people because they have loved it so much. I’m making it again right now to eat with chili. Yummy!

    • Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (43)Kristen says

      Oh I am so glad and really appreciate you coming back and letting me know! Thanks so much, Becki!

  35. Memories of Tippins {Recipe: Honey Butter Corn Bread} (44)Debbie says

    The cornbread is ok but definitely no comparison to Tippins. Not even close, sorry. Wish I had Tippins recipe though.

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