Daddy'S Corn Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. shortening
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. sugar
about 1 c. buttermilk
3/4 c. yellow stone ground corn meal
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 egg

Preparation

In our family, Daddy always made the corn bread and at almost 80, he still does.
He always used his well-seasoned cast-iron corn stick pans or sometimes his equally seasoned black iron skillet. Getting the shortening \"smokin hot\" is the key to a crispy brown outside.
If you really want to be southern, substitute bacon grease for the shortening.
You may also use white corn meal instead of yellow for a more cake-like texture or replace the white flour with whole wheat if your preference is a coarse corn bread. Any way is delicious!