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Southern Homemade Cornbread

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Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 12" cast iron skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1¾ cups self-rising corn meal
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ cups buttermilk
  • 3 tbsp shortening

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 450°
  • Grease cast iron skillet and place in the oven to get hot while you mix ingredients.
  • In a medium size bowl beat your egg
  • Add buttermilk and beat again, mixing well
  • Add un-sifted corn meal and beat some more, until well mixed
  • Add shortening, slightly mix into cornmeal but just a little
  • Take cast iron pan out of the oven and pour your cornbread mix in immediately. (Be very careful doing this, the pan will be very hot)
  • Bake at 450° for 30 minutes or until cooked through and the top is slightly a golden brown.
  • Enjoy!
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