Nanny'S Cornbread

Name: Nanny'S Cornbread
Ingredients: 1/3 cup lard or 1/3 cup Crisco; 2 cups self-rising cornmeal; 1/2 cup self-rising flour; 2 eggs, well beaten; 2 cups buttermilk; 1 tablespoon dry cornmeal

6 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/3 cup lard or 1/3 cup Crisco
2 cups self-rising cornmeal
1/2 cup self-rising flour
2 eggs, well beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon dry cornmeal

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put lard or shortening in baking pan or skillet. Place oven-proof skillet (a well-seasoned iron skillet works best) on rack and let shortening melt while mixing batter.
2

In large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, eggs and buttermilk. When shortening is ready, pour into batter and blend well. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
3

Sprinkle dry cornmeal over hot grease left in bottom of skillet. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes until top is nicely browned and bread tests done in center like a cake.
4

Cut in wedges and serve hot with plenty of butter. This is great with chili or a thick stew.