Fantabulous Yankee Cornbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/3 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon table salt (table salt, not kosher)
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup oil (please do not use canola oil or you will get a heavy, greasy result)
1 tablespoon shortening (I use Crisco)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Once the oven is hot start the recipe since you want a screaming hot oven.
Grease the bottom and sides of the cast iron skillet with the shortening. Use more than 1 tablespoon if you need to get more coverage.
By hand, sift all the dry ingredients together and stir them to make sure they are combined and make a well in the center.
Combine the eggs, milk and oil and mix well.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir only until they combine. I fold them together with a spatula.
Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
Gently pour into your cast iron skillet being careful not to deflate the batter.
Bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.