Classic Southern Cornbread

Name: Classic Southern Cornbread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups of cornmeal (yellow); 3 tablespoons flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 egg slightly beaten; 2 cups buttermilk; 2 tablespoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil

www.cookingwithk.net

Your recipes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 11

Author : Kay Little

cornbread southern

Ingredients

Remove All · Remove Spices · Remove Staples

Export 7 ingredients for grocery delivery

Instructions

Helping creators monetize

Show ad-free recipes at the top of any site

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Put the drippings or oil in a 9-cast iron or 10-inch cast iron skillet and place it in the oven for a few minutes until it’s sizzling.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients: cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; Set aside.

Step 4

In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and buttermilk. Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well. Take the cast iron skillet out of the oven and pour the batter into it.

Step 5

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until light brown on the top.

Step 6

Remove the cornbread from the oven, flip it over in the skillet, and continue baking for another 5 minutes.