Choctaw Crackling Bread, Texas Native American

10m
Prep Time
40m
Cook Time
50m
Ready In

Recipe: #20473

August 06, 2015



"Note: To make cracklings, cut fat from fresh pork into small pieces, add a small amount of water to prevent burning at first, then fry very slowly in heavy frying pan or kettle until fat is crisp. Drain thoroughly. San Antonio Light, April 12, 1937, his grandma part Cherokee Indian and her cracklin' bread was never baked, she fried it. Kind of like corn pone or just use pork rinds lol. Yields 9 (3-inch) squares."

Original is 6 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (187.1 g)
  • Calories 291.3
  • Total Fat - 8.3 g
  • Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol - 91.6 mg
  • Sodium - 885.7 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 41.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 2.5 g
  • Sugars - 7.9 g
  • Protein - 13.8 g
  • Calcium - 207.5 mg
  • Iron - 1.6 mg
  • Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Sift flour before measuring, then sift again with baking powder, soda, salt and sugar; mix with cornmeal .

Step 2

Beat egg well, add milk and combine with dry ingredients, stirring only until flour disappears. Add corn. Add fat and cracklings.

Step 3

Bake in (with bacon grease) greased pan in moderately hot oven (400 degrees F.) about 40 minutes (check mine gets done faster).

Step 4

Serve hot with butter.

Tips


No special items needed.

2 Reviews

ForeverMama

We love cornbread, so this was a no-brainer to tag. Glad I did because we all enjoyed it. In place of “cracklings” used chopped bacon that I had on hand. Came out delicious! Thanks, Dee, for sharing another one of your many gems.

5.0

review by:
(13 Mar 2024)

JostLori

Wow - I can't believe this has no reviews! We had this with Chili and the DH said both this cornbread and the chili were the best he's ever had. The cornbread is very unusual and absolutely delicious! The pork cracklings put it over the top. Next time, I'll use a little less of the fat, as I don't think it really needs it. I baked this in cast iron pans (an 8 inch and a 6 inch), which made for super crispy edges that we loved. Oh, and I used the optional creamed corn - it wouldn't be the same without it!!!

5.0

review by:
(28 Feb 2024)

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