Bacon Corn Bread

12 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup bacon pan-fried, crumbled
  • 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal cups
  • 2 eggs beaten lightly
  • 1/4 cup bacon fat use butter for remainder, if less than 1/4 cup
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup unbleached white flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

Directions

  1. 1
    Cook the bacon until crisp. Reserve the fat. Chop the bacon; set aside.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with bacon fat or a 12 inch cast iron skillet.
  3. 3
    Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
  4. 4
    In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients and stir until mixed.
  5. 5
    Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients; stir in the bacon.
  6. 6
    Smooth the batter into the baking pan or skillet and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the corn bread to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.

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