Crackling Corn Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 c. yellow corn meal
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. cream-style corn
1/4 c. milk (buttermilk works best, add 1/4 tsp. soda if using buttermilk)
1/2 c. crackling
1/2 c. melted shortening or oil

Preparation

Sift flour, salt, baking powder and sugar into corn meal and mix well in a large bowl.
Combine eggs, cream-style corn and milk in smaller bowl and mix well.
Add to flour mixture together with crackling, oil and baking soda, if using buttermilk, be sure everything is well combined.
Bake in a greased 9 x 9-inch square or round cake pan, at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until brown and tests done.