Bacon Corn Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. yellow cornmeal
1/4 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1/4 c. cooking oil or shortening, melted
6 strips bacon, crisp cooked and crumbled
1 (8 oz.) container soft-style cream cheese
hot pepper jelly

Preparation

Combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
Add eggs, milk and cooking oil.
Beat just until smooth (do not overbeat).
Stir in bacon and turn mixture into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
Bake in a 425\u00b0 oven about 15 minutes; cool.
Cut into 1 1/4-inch squares.
To serve, spread each square with some cream cheese and a dollop of jelly.
Makes 54 squares.