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Real Southern Cornbread #1




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Recipe Introduction


The contributor of this recipe knows what real cornbread is all about!


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List of Ingredients




2-4 tablespoons shortening (or bacon drippings)
1 1/2 cups white self-rising cornmeal*
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk, or sweet milk
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda if using buttermilk
water
Preheat the oven to 425°.


Recipe



Put the shortening in a cast-iron skillet and place on medium heat or in the oven. Combine the cornmeal and flour, then mix in the egg and milk. Add water slowly, until the mixture is pourable (like thick pancake batter). Take the hot pan from the oven, pour some of the melted shortening (a tablespoon or more) into the batter, then pour the batter into the hot pan. Place back in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the outer crust is golden brown.

MY PERSONAL NOTE: I add this personal note. To make this "Real southern Cornbread - Use a cast iron skillet produced in the USA! Not one made in China or one of those other foreign countries that take away from our American jobs!