Skillet Cornbread (southyourmouth)

By LDenvir

Ingredients

• 2-3 tablespoons bacon grease*
• 1 cup cornmeal (not self-rising)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk**
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, well-beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Details

Adapted from southyourmouth.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven and skillet to 450 degrees. Remove skillet from oven and add enough bacon grease to coat the bottom and sides of an 8-10 inch cast iron skillet (or equivalent sized pan). Place the skillet with bacon grease in the hot oven while you make your batter.

Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl; stir to combine.

In another bowl, combine buttermilk, milk, egg, vegetable oil and sugar and mix well by hand. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until just combined – don’t overmix the batter, some small lumps are OK. Batter will be thin.

Remove skillet from oven and immediately pour batter into pan. Bake at 450 until browned around the edges (10-14 minutes).

Remove from oven and serve.