cornbread

(1 RATING)
31 Pinches
Frankfort, KY
Updated on Jan 8, 2011

This is a crusty cornbread with no sweetness. My late husband and I tried many recipes until we developed one we liked. Then I joined a whole foods coop and bought their cornmeal. Our recipe wouldn't work anymore, and even when we went back to what we thought was the old formula, it still wouldn't work. Took a long time, but we finally got our favorite cornbread back. We liked to make 1/2 of the recipe for a very crusty pone.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 25 Min
method ---
yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons bacon drippings
  • 3/4 cup stone ground yellow cornmeal such as hodgens mill
  • 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal such as quaker
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 - egg
  • 2 cups buttermilk

How To Make cornbread

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 425 degrees. Melt bacon drippings in a 10" cast iron skillet over medium low heat.
  • Step 2
    Mix dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add egg and buttermilk and stir just till combined.
  • Step 3
    Pour one half of the heated drippings into the cornbread mixture. Stir just till combined. Pour mixture into skillet.
  • Step 4
    Bake for 25 minutes or till the top is lightly browned and pone has pulled away from sides. Slice into 8 wedges and serve.

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