Skillet Cornbread

Name: Skillet Cornbread
Ingredients: 2 to 3 teaspoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil; 2 cups buttermilk; 1 large egg; 1 3/4 cups white cornmeal; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; Butter

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 to 3 teaspoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil
2 cups buttermilk
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups white cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Butter

Directions

1

Coat bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with bacon drippings; heat in a 450° oven for 10 minutes.
2

Whisk together buttermilk and egg. Add cornmeal, stirring well.
3

Stir in baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour batter into hot skillet.
4

Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Serve with butter.
5

Note: This recipe is adapted from Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking by John Martin Taylor.