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old fashioned southern cornbread

(4 ratings)
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Recipe by
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
Oak Ridge, TN

Got this recipe from the Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook, made in my cast iron skillet. I added the sugar to it; most cooks in the South refuse to put sugar in their cornbread. This uses plain self-rising cornmeal, no flour added.

(4 ratings)
yield 6 -8
prep time 15 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For old fashioned southern cornbread

  • 2 Tbsp
    bacon grease or butter
  • 1 c
    self-rising cornmeal
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 3/4 c
    buttermilk

How To Make old fashioned southern cornbread

  • 1
    Place the bacon grease or butter in the bottom of a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Preheat it at 425°F for 10 minutes.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, mix up batter: Stir together cornmeal, sugar, egg, and buttermilk to a thin batter.
  • 3
    When skillet is preheated, pour batter into skillet. It will sizzle and start to form a crust - don't be alarmed. Bake the skillet of cornbread at 425°F about 20-23 minutes, until nicely browned.
  • 4
    Cut into wedges. Serve immediately with lots of butter.
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