Julie's Cornbread
Created by Puppitypup on October 13, 2014
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #14566
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon bacon grease (to grease the pan)
- 3/4 cup cornmeal
- 1 1/8 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/3 cup shortening (or vegetable oil)
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup milk (not buttermilk)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a square pyrex pan with bacon grease. Pyrex works better than metal for cornbread, gives is a crunchy crust.
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Step 2: Mix dry ingredients, cut in shortening (or stir in oil).
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Step 3: Whisk egg and milk together, then stir into dry ingredients. Don't overmix.
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Step 4: You can add in any other ingredients you like, but not too much so the batter still holds together well. You'll have to increase your cooking time if you add extra ingredients.
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Step 5: Pour into pan and bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until nicely browned.
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Step 6: Serve warm, fresh out of the oven.
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Step 7: Note: Don't use buttermilk, it overwhelms the other flavors.