Crackling Cornbread has little pieces of pork cracklings throughout which adds so much flavor. Slather with butter and you have some of the most delicious southern cornbread ever.
Course Bread
Cuisine Southern
Keyword cornbread
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Equipment
9-inch cast iron pan
Ingredients
1/4cupbutter
2 cups self-rising cornmeal
1/2cupall-purpose flour
2 1/2cupsbuttermilk
2largeeggs
1cuppork cracklings
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place butter in a 9-inch cast iron pan.
Place pan in oven until butter is melted. Watch carefully. The butter will burn if left in the oven too long.
Whisk together cornmeal and flour in a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
Whisk together buttermilk and eggs. Add to dry ingredients. Stir just until moistened.
Stir in cracklings. Pour into hot pan with melted butter. No need to mix the butter in.