everything tastes better with bacon cornbread

How To Make everything tastes better with bacon cornbread

• 1

  Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel and crumble well. Reserve 1/4 cup bacon grease.
• 2

  In a medium mixing bowl, add flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• 3

  To the dry ingredients in the bowl, add eggs, peanut butter, 1/4 cup bacon drippings or vegetable oil and milk; mix to incorporate. Stir in crumbled bacon.
• 4

  Heat oven to 425ºF. Pour 1 Tablespoon reserved bacon drippings into a 10" cast iron skillet or 9" square baking pan. Swirl around to cover bottom and sides of skillet or pan. Place into the oven while preheating.
• 5

  When oven has reached 425º, carefully remove skillet or pan. It will be VERY hot. Quickly pour in cornbread batter and return pan to oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan.
• 6

  Note: If a sweeter cornbread is desired, add 1-2 additional Tablespoons of sugar, or until desired sweetness is reached.
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