Crackling Bread

11 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. plain flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. soda
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3/4 c. plain cornmeal
  • 1/2 c. bran
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 4 Tbsp. melted shortening
  • 1 1/2 c. chopped cracklings

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift flour, baking powder, salt, soda and sugar together and mix with cornmeal and bran.
  2. 2
    Beat egg well; add milk and combine with dry ingredients, stirring only until flour disappears.
  3. 3
    Add shortening and cracklings.
  4. 4
    Bake in greased pan in moderate oven (400°) for about 40 minutes.
  5. 5
    Serve hot with butter.
  6. 6
    This is an old, old recipe.

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