Step 1

Preheat oven to 425F

Step 2

Mix dry ingredients and set aside.

Step 3

**Using a large measuring cup, quart size will do, pour in 1 cup of milk or buttermilk. Then add egg. Either add more milk or buttermilk to make 2 cups, or add a heaping spoonful of mayonnaise (as much as you like) and then top off with more milk or buttermilk to total 2 cups.

Step 4

Whisk wet ingredients until egg is fully combined before adding to dry ingredients.

Step 5

Do Not Over Mix! It should be well blended but use mostly a folding-in method rater than a hard, aggressive stirring.

Step 6

Place bacon grease or butter in skillet and put in hot oven for 4-5 minutes or until really, really hot.

Step 7

Pull out skillet, pour in cornbread mixture (it should sizzle quite a lot) and quickly return to the oven.

Step 8

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a deep golden color. A wooden skewer should come out clean once done.

Step 9

Serve from the skillet with lots of butter.

Step 10

Do not double this recipe.