Bacon Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. sliced lean bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. yellow cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. double-acting baking powder
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
1 c. milk
1 c. corn kernels, cut from about 2 ears corn

Preparation

In an ovenproof skillet, cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until it is crisp.
Remove bacon.
Leave fat in pan.
Remove from heat.
In a bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar and baking powder.
Add eggs and 1/2 cup of the milk; mix well.
Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup milk, corn and bacon and pour the mixture into the skillet on top of the fat.
Spread some of the bacon fat that has risen around the edge of the batter across the top with a spatula.
Bake at 425\u00b0 for 20 minutes.