Skillet Cornbread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 475 degrees f.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 3 in another bowl, combine the buttermilk and egg and beat till well blended, then add it to the dry ingredients and mix the bater till blended thoroughly.
• 4 place the shortening and bacon grease in a 9" iron skillet and heat till 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 oven till the cornbread is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 7 to serve, turn the skillet upside down on a big plate, remove, and cut the cornbread into wedges.
• 8 (to prepare for cornbread dressing, cool, cut into wedges and freeze until ready to use in recipe. defrost before continuing.).