Southern Cornbread

By Bailey1_

We ate this often when I was growing up.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup bacon drippings

Preparation

Step 1

Combine cornmeal, soda, salt, sugar; stir in eggs and buttermilk.
Heat bacon drippings in an 8 inch cast iron skillet until very hot; add drippings to batter mixing well.
Pour batter into hot skillet, and bake at 450 about 25 minutes or until bread is golden brown.