Southern Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. bacon drippings
1 1/2 c. white corn meal
1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
Melt bacon drippings in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven.
Combine corn meal, flour, baking powder, salt and soda.
Whisk eggs into buttermilk; add to the corn meal mixture, stirring just until blended.
Pour hot drippings from skillet into batter; blend well.
Pour batter into hot skillet.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown.
Cut into wedges to serve.
Makes 8 servings.