Iron Skillet Cornbread

Name: Iron Skillet Cornbread
Ingredients: 1/2 c shortening; 2 c yellow corn meal; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 2 T sugar or 2 packages Sweet & Low; 1 1/3 c boiling water; 1 c buttermilk; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 T baking powder

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 c shortening
2 c yellow corn meal
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 T sugar or 2 packages Sweet & Low
1 1/3 c boiling water
1 c buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 T baking powder

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 450°.
2

Put shortening in 9 inch iron skillet. Heat in oven because skillet must be very hot when batter is put into it.
3

Mix corn meal, salt, soda and sugar in bowl.
4

Add boiling water to coat the meal (improves texture).
5

Add buttermilk, eggs and baking powder.
6

Mix well.
7

Remove hot skillet from oven, pour excess melted fat into batter, mix again quickly and pour batter into hot pan.
8

Bake 20-25 minutes.
9

Brown top quickly under broiler.