southern buttermilk cornbread

Name: Southern Buttermilk Cornbread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon(s) vegetable shortening or bacon drippings; 1 1/2 cup(s) white cornmeal; 3 tablespoon(s) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 - egg

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Liz Owen

Oklahoma City, OK

Updated on May 15, 2016

This was my mother's go to cornbread recipe.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable shortening or bacon drippings
1 1/2 cups white cornmeal
3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups buttermilk
1 - egg

How To Make southern buttermilk cornbread

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°F

Step 2

Place shortening in 9-inch skillet with ovenproof handle or 8-inch square baking pan.
Step 3

Place in oven about 3 minutes. Skillet will be very hot when shortening is melted.
Step 4

While skillet is heating, in large bowl combine corn meal, flour, salt and baking soda; add buttermilk and egg, mixing well.
Step 5

Pour batter into hot prepared skillet.
Step 6

Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until surface cracks and edges are light golden brown and pull away from side of pan. Serve hot with butter.
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