Chili craves it; soup just isn't the same without it; your family demands it! Southern cornbread is here w/ bacon drippings and sweet corn flavor.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword How do I make Southern Cornbread, How to make Southern Cornbread, Southern Cornbread, Southern Cornbread Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 16 minutesminutes
Resting time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 9slices
Calories 257kcal
Author Kathleen
Ingredients
2tablespoonsbacon drippings
1 3/4cupscornmeal
1/4cupall-purpose flour
1tablespoongranulated sugar
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonsalt
2largeeggs
1 1/2cupsbuttermilk
1/4cupvegetable oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Add bacon drippings to a 9-inch cast iron skillet and heat in oven 5 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined. Make a well in the center and add eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil to the well. Stir everything together just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Using a hot pad, remove skillet from oven. Swirl the bacon drippings in the pan to coat the sides and cover the bottom. Pour batter into batter into hot skillet.
Bake for 16-18 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake or cornbread will be dry!).
Allow cornbread to sit for 10 minutes and cut in skillet or invert onto a plate and serve.