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Your Basic Tasty Cornbread




Source of Recipe


old doubleday cookbook






Recipe Introduction


Everyone needs to know how to make a good cornbread, for chili, for snacking and just plain because. This recipe is wonderfully quick and easy. 25-30 minutes start to finish once you've made it once or twice. Great with butter too.





List of Ingredients



• 1 cup flour
  
• 1 cup corn meal (i like medium grind, use what you like)
  
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
  
• 3/4 teaspon salt
  
• 1 tablespoon sugar (i usually use it)
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 1/4 cup cooking oil, melted shortening, bacon drippings (old recipe)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
   
2. Sift flour, corn meal, baking powder, salt and sugar into a bowl.
   
3. Beat egg, milk and oil together to blend. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in mixture. Stir until well blended.
   
4. Pour into a well greased 8 x 8 x 2 inch baking pan and bake 20-25 miuntes until bread pulls away from edge of pan, is lightly browned and springy to the touch.
   
5. Cut into large squares and serve with lots of butter.
   
6. Can also be made into muffins. Instead spoon mixture into greased muffin pans until cups are about 2/3 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes and remove once side are lighttly browned and springy to the touch.
   






Final Comments


Try them. They are so quick and easy and so very very good.