Buttermilk Cornbread

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 425°.
2. 2
   In large bowl mix corn meal, flour, baking powder and salt.
3. 3
   Pour buttermilk into a 1-quart measuring cup.
4. 4
   Add eggs and beat with a fork.
5. 5
   Add melted butter and soda. Just before you are ready to bake, put lump of butter in 9-inch square pan or No. 10 cast-iron skillet.
6. 6
   Put in oven to melt. Combine dry ingredients with buttermilk-egg mixture until just blended.
7. 7
   Mixture should thin enough to pour.
8. 8
   You may need to add more buttermilk.
9. 9
   Bake 15 to 20 minutes until light golden brown on top.
10. 10
    Serve hot with butter.