Homestyle Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted flour
1 c. cornmeal (yellow preferred)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 egg
1 c. sour milk or buttermilk
4 Tbsp. melted shortening

Preparation

Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder, soda and salt together in mixing bowl.
Combine sugar and egg; beat until light.
Add sour milk or buttermilk and shortening.
Combine slowly with dry ingredients.
If milk is quite thick, a little more may be needed to thin batter.
Stir only until mixed.
Grease pan (9 x 13-inch) generously; cover with thick sprinkling of cornmeal.
Pour batter into pan.
Bake in hot oven (425\u00b0) for about 25 minutes, or until nicely browned.