Craig Claiborne'S Southern Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 cups sifted cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt, if desired
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.
Beat the eggs until foamy and stir them into the dry mixture.
Stir in the buttermilk and 1 cup whole milk.
Heat the butter in a 9 X 2-inch black skillet, and when it is very hot but not brown, pour in the batter.
Carefully pour the remaining 1 cup whole milk on top of the batter without stirring.
Place the dish in the oven and bake 50 minutes, or until set and baked through.
Slice into wedges.