Maw Maws Southern Cornbread |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Well I don't measure and either does my Maw Maw so I translated this as best as I could remember. This is her recipe which she got from her grandmother. So it's been in our family since at least the early 1900's. Ingredients:
3 tbsp baking drippings or shortening |
1 cup cornmeal |
1/2 cup flour |
1 tbsp baking powder |
1 tsp baking soda |
1 tsp salt |
2 eggs |
1 1/2 cups buttermilk |
1 tbsp cornmeal |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Put the grease or shortening in a well seasoned 9 cast iron skillet and put it in the oven till sizzling.
3. Combine the dry ingredients. Add beaten eggs one at a time to the dry ingredients. Slowly pour your buttermilk into the mixture. It should have a pancake batter like consistency. Not to thin, but not to thick either.
4. Take the hot skillet and sprinkle about 1 tbsp of cornmeal on the bottom. I don't know why my Maw Maw does this so I do it too.
5. Pour the batter into the hot skillet.
6. Put back in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes until nice and brown on top. I usually check with a knife to make sure it is done all the way through.
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