One of the things you have to adjust to in marriage is the food you eat. My mother made cake-like cornbread, with yellow flour and sugar- MMMM. Put a little syrup over it and it’s like dessert! My mother-in-law has always made hers with white cornmeal and no sugar. It too is very good, and that’s what Mr. X likes, so that’s what I cook. I always make it to go with something else- my favorite is under beans -pinto beans or red beans, and soup of most any kind.
Granny’s cornbread
Plop a spoonful of bacon grease in a cold iron skillet. (as much as your think your arteries can stand) Put the skillet in the oven and preheat it to 400.
Mix 1 cup of white cornmeal, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp soda in a bowl.
Add 1 egg and 1 cup buttermilk, and stir it up.
Check your skillet- if the grease isn’t “shimmery” it’s not hot enough and your cornbread will stick. (If you’re not sure, you can drop a tiny drop of water in and it has to sizzle, but be careful that you don’t splash it on yourself.)
When your grease is hot, hot, hot, tilt it around to make sure the skillet is coated all around.
If you put in lots of grease, you can mix that in your batter too! Then pour the batter in. It will make a beautiful sizzling noise!
Bake about 15 minutes- more if you like it browner. Pop it out upside down on your plate, and if all goes well, it will come out beautiful and whole!
Enjoy!
I have to try this! Thanks for the share!! Sounds delicious!!!
With a pot of greens…you are talking!! 🙂
I wish I liked greens lol!! Look at my “Leave and Cleave”– I made a Tweet it link! It was easy!
Girllll….you smart thing! You know I am going to want one! LOL!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing at A Humble Bumble 🙂
You are so welcome! Thanks for hosting!
Ooh, that looks great! I absolutely love cornbread. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!
thank you so much for hosting! You will really like this recipe– I’ve made it hundreds of times and it never disappoints. Freezes well too!
Sounds and looks so delicious!
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I love corn bread but all 3 of my children dislike it. This reminds me of a full size pancake. Maybe they will like it? I’ll try it and let you know. Thanks for linking up with us at No Ordinary Blog Hop. Every blessing, Kelly
I hope so! It’s not cake-y and sweet. Still good with butter and syrup, though!
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