Dutch Oven Cornbread

Directions

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   Prepare a
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   good bed of live hardwood coals.
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   Heat Dutch oven and
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   melt
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   1/4
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   cup all-purpose shortening.
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   Break 2 eggs into clean mixing
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   bowl.
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   Add 2 cups buttermilk and beat until eggs are thoroughly mixed with milk.
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    Reserve small amount of cornmeal. Add remaining
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    3
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    cups
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    cornmeal to mixture and mix until smooth. Stir
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    in
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    cracklins.
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    Remove
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    melted shortening from Dutch oven and
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    pour
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    into
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    mixture and stir thoroughly. Sprinkle small quantity
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    of
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    dry
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    cornmeal into greased Dutch oven, then pour batter
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    into
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    Dutch oven.
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    Place lid on Dutch oven and place
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    on bed
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    of coals large enough to cover entire bottom of cooker. Shovel
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    layer
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    of
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    live coals on Dutch oven lid and allow to cook 1 hour.