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Southern White Cornbread
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 4
This white cornbread is baked in a hot loaf pan coated with hot oil. The result is a delicious crispy crust with a tender inside. This is terrific with berry butter.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups white cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°; grease an 8 x4 x3 nonstick loaf pan with the shortening, leaving excess in the pan and place in oven.
2. Sift together sugar, flour, cornmeal and salt; mix buttermilk and baking soda; stir into cornmeal mixture and mix well; add melted shortening from loaf pan and mix well.
3. Pour the mixture into the hot loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes until golden brown and toothpick tests clean; cool on wire rack.
By RecipeOfHealth.com