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southern cornbread mmb

(7 ratings)
Recipe by
Melanie B
Kennesaw, GA

This is the cornbread recipe my ex-husband and MIL use to make the cornbread for cornbread dressing.

(7 ratings)
yield 10 -12
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For southern cornbread mmb

  • 1 1/2 c
    cornmeal
  • 3/4 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1
    egg, slightly beaten
  • 3 Tbsp
    bacon grease + enough to grease the iron skillet
  • 1/2 + c
    buttermilk

How To Make southern cornbread mmb

  • 1
    Mix the dry ingredients together.
  • 2
    Add egg, bacon drippings. Slowly ad buttermilk until the mixture is soupy (sort of like cake batter, maybe a little thinner.)
  • 3
    Grease iron skillet with bacon drippings, enough to give it a nice even coat. Put the greased iron skillet in the oven until it is really hot - a few minutes, before pouring in the batter. Bake at 400 for 30-40 minutes.
  • Ready to go in the oven
    4
    I suppose you could make this in another oven safe dish, but I'm not sure how long you would cook it.
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