Upside Down Walla Walla Onion Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 medium walla walla onions, peeled and thinly sliced
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Butter a 8x8x2-inch square baking pan.
In a skillet, melt butter and saute onions until soft and beggining to brown, about 10 minutes.
Spoon evenly into bottom of baking pan.
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until well blended.
Beat egg and milk together and mix with dry ingredients until just blended.
Pour batter over onions.
Bake 25-30 minutes.
Turn out onto serving plate; cut into squares. Serve hot.