Buttermilk Cornbread
Buttermilk Cornbread- this is cornbread like your grandmother made. That is, NOT sweet. Cooked in bacon grease, it's also not as moist as some cornbreads.
Servings: 8
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ cups yellow cornmeal
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1½ cups buttermilk
- ¼ cup bacon drippings, vegetable oil or a combination
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
- Whisk together egg and buttermilk.
- Pour bacon drippings or vegetable oil into a 9 to 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add egg/buttermilk to cornmeal mixture and stir just until combined
- Remove cast iron skillet from oven and swirl to coat the skillet with the bacon grease or oil. Pour any excess into batter and mix it in.
- Pour batter into skillet. Bake for 25 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 564mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 1mg