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homemade moist cornbread

Homemade Cornbread Recipe

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Easy and delicious!
Servings 12 Servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • C all-purpose flour
  • C Yellow Cornmeal
  • C white granulated sugar
  • tsp salt
  • tsp baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • C milk
  • C shortening (or bacon grease, or melted butter)

Grease for skillet

  • 2 - 3 Tbsp bacon grease (or shortenin or butter)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425° and place cast iron skillet in oven to heat
  • Mix all ingredients together thoroughly
  • While skillet is heating in the oven, drop the bacon grease into the skillet to melt for approximately 1 minute (not too long!)
  • Remove iron skillet from oven and brush bacon grease around the inside of the skillet, including the walls
  • Pour cornbread mixture into skillet
  • Bake approximately 25 minutes or until top is turning a golden brown and the center is cooked.

Notes

My cast iron skillet is the Lodge 10-inch.  You can find it here on Amazon.
Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cornbread