Southern Style Skillet Cornbread
A classic Southern cornbread recipe baked to perfection in an iron skillet.
Ingredients
Ingredients | |
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| 1 1⁄2 | white cornmeal |
| 3 | tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon salt |
| 1 3⁄4 | buttermilk |
| 1 | large egg |
| 1 | tablespoon vegetable shortening |
| 1 | tablespoon bacon grease |
Instructions
Instructions | |
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| 1. | Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F. |
| 2. | In a mixing bowl, combine the white cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well. |
| 3. | In another bowl, combine the buttermilk and egg. Beat until well blended, then add it to the dry ingredients. Mix the batter until thoroughly blended. |
| 4. | Place the vegetable shortening and bacon grease in a 9" iron skillet. Heat until the shortening melts. |
| 5. | Pour the hot fats into the batter, stir well, and pour the batter back into the skillet. |
| 6. | Bake in the preheated oven until the cornbread is golden brown, about 20 minutes. |
| 7. | To serve, turn the skillet upside down onto a large plate. Remove the skillet and cut the cornbread into wedges. |
| 8. | To prepare for Cornbread dressing, cool the cornbread, cut it into wedges, and freeze until ready to use in the recipe. Defrost before continuing. |
Nutrients
The following values are based on a single serving of this recipe.
| Calories | 304.1 kcal |
| Protein | 9.4 g |
| Fat | 10.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 44.7 g |
| Fiber | 3.5 g |
| Sugar | 5.5 g |
Published on Jul 23, 2024 by Luminița