Old Fashion Buttermilk Cornbread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Cup Flour
- 2/3 Cup Sugar (Optional)
- 1/2 Cup Cornmeal
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 1/4 Cup Buttermilk
- 2 Eggs (Beaten)
- 3 Tbsp Bacon drippings (or melted butter)
Instructions
- Spread a Spring Form pan with bacon drippings and put in hot Dutch Oven or Oven to heat (450°F). Dutch Oven works best if a trivet is used to raise the pan slightly off the bottom of the Dutch Oven. A long piece of foil placed under the pan will aid in lifting it out of the Dutch Oven.Options: Direct in Dutch Oven, Parchment paper lined Dutch Oven, Cast Iron Skillet for use in Kitchen Oven
- Sift together the Dry ingredients. Mix in the liquids and drippings until you have a batter with a similar consistency of cake batter.
- Pour into pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick test down. (Dutch Oven may take more time - Spot check at 25 minutes and every 5 minutes after that)
