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Mom’s Southern Cornbread
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 60 minutes
- Total
- 50 min
- Servings
- 6.00 - serving(s)
Categories
- Bread
Cuisine
- Southern
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- Non-Vegetarian
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Mom's Southern Cornbread brings together 1 tablespoon bacon grease (can use vegetable oil but flavor will differ), 1 1/4 cups flour, 1 1/4 cups white cornmeal (can use yellow) in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 50 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 6 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon bacon grease (can use vegetable oil but flavor will differ)
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/4 cups white cornmeal (can use yellow)
- 1 egg
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 -1 1/2 cup milk
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Instructions
Turn oven to 400 degrees.
Put bacon grease into cast iron skillet.
Put skillet into oven to melt and remove as soon as it's melted being sure to swirl around to coat the skillet.
Meanwhile, mix flour, cornmeal, egg, baking powder and milk-use the full cup of milk and then add until you get the right texture.You want it slightly thick but not too thick.
Add bacon grease to batter and pour back into skillet.
Bake for about 45 minutes-it will be very golden brown.
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