Cracklin’ Bread

Name: Cracklin’ Bread
Ingredients: 3 Tablespoons Duck Fat Or Pig Lard; 1 whole Small Onion Or Half A Large One, Finely Diced; 1 cup Cracklins, Chopped Into Small Pieces (use Duck Or Pig Cracklins); 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour; 1-1/4 cup Cornmeal; 1 teaspoon Salt; 2 Tablespoons Baking Powder; 1 whole Egg; 1/2 cups Buttermilk; 2 Tablespoons Honey

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons Duck Fat Or Pig Lard
1 whole Small Onion Or Half A Large One, Finely Diced
1 cup Cracklins, Chopped Into Small Pieces (use Duck Or Pig Cracklins)
1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
1-1/4 cup Cornmeal
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1 whole Egg
1/2 cups Buttermilk
2 Tablespoons Honey

Directions

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1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a skillet, sweat the onion in the fat until soft and golden brown. Remove from the skillet and put into a large bowl. Place the skillet in the oven to heat.
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2. Add the cracklins to the onion mixture along with the flour, cornmeal, salt and baking powder, and mix well.
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3. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, buttermilk and honey and whisk together. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
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4. Remove the skillet from the oven and turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees F. Add the mixture to the skillet. If you have a small skillet, distribute the mixture evenly throughout, if you have a large skillet, just fill one half of it with the mixture.
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5. Place in the oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown on top. Serve immediately.
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MAKES 4-6 WEDGES