great-mama's country cornbread

Name: Great-Mama's Country Cornbread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) white corn meal; 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 large egg; - buttermilk (enough for a smooth batter); 2 tablespoon(s) bacon grease

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Maddie Bell

Citronelle, AL

Updated on Mar 20, 2011

Our family's favorite cornbread recipe, as only my great-grandmother Madeline could make it. Fortunately, before she passed away at nearly age 101, she handed this legacy down to me.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white corn meal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 large egg
- buttermilk (enough for a smooth batter)
2 tablespoons bacon grease

How To Make great-mama's country cornbread

Step 1

Place a few tablespoons of grease into a medium iron skillet. Place skillet in oven at 400F when you turn the oven on.

Step 2

Mix all ingredients, making sure that you add enough buttermilk to make a smooth, moist batter with no lumps.
Step 3

Remove skillet from oven and pour grease into batter. Mix well, then pour batter into hot skillet and bake for 25 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and has cracks.
Step 4

Serve immediately. We prefer ours with fresh butter, cold buttermilk and fresh green onions!
Step 5

NOTE: the iron skillet is essential to this recipe! In a regular pan, this just won't come out the same.
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