Southern Cornbread
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 8 servings
 
This recipe is a Southern classic and the perfect complement to any meal.
Ingredients
  • 2 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 3 TBSP melted bacon drippings, extra to grease pan
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup vanilla pudding mix (optional - to add moisture)
  • 2 TBSP sugar (optional - for the sweet tooth!)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Grease bottom & sides of 10” cast iron skillet with bacon fat. For crisper crust, pre-heat skillet before adding batter.
  3. Mix all ingredients together and pour into greased pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
  4. Serve warm.
Recipe by BloominThyme at https://bloominthyme.com/recipes/savory/southern-cornbread/