Southern Style Cornbread

 Southern Style Cornbread

This cornbread goes really well with a lot of meals especially brown beans (recipe in this blog).

Here's all you need: a cast iron skillet or cake pan

 

1 1/2 cups yellow or white cornmeal

1 cup all purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon sugar (optional) 

1 1/2 cups milk

1 stick butter  or 1/4 cup vegetable oil/shortening, or 4 tablespoons each butter and bacon drippings

Mix all ingredients together except butter/bacon drippings/oil.

Preheat oven to 425º F.  While the oven is preheating, place butter and bacon bacon drippings in the skillet. Remove after 3 minutes and add some of it to the batter. Stir the melted butter mixture into the cornmeal batter then place in oven to bake.

Bake cornbread for 25 minutes (oven temps vary). Remove from oven when golden brown and center is completely done. Check by using a knife inserted in center of cornbread. If the knife comes out clean, it's done. Serve with butter. 

This is a delicious recipe we encourage you to try.