Louella's Cornbread

By Patlynn

Cornbread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of bacon drippings or canola oil
• 1/2 cup of self-rising flour
• 1 1/2 cups self-rising cornbread
• 1 tbls granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 large eggs lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400. Pour bacon drippings into a 9 inch black iron skillet and heat in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. In a large bowl comine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking soda, mix well. Pour hot baking drippins from the skillet into the batter and mix well. Immediately pour the batter into the hot skillet and return to the oven. Turn the temperature down ton 350 F and bake for 40-50 minutes or until browned. Remove from oven and immediately turn the cornbread out onto a plate and serve.