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Ingredients
| shortening - vegetable: 3 Tbl |
| cornmeal: 2 1/4 cups |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1/4 cup |
| baking powder: 2 tsp |
| salt: 1/4 tsp (optional) |
| 2% milk: 2 1/4 cups |
| eggs: 1 |
Skillet Cornbread Southern Style
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
40 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- Place shortening in a 10-inch skillet with ovenproof handle or 9-inch square baking pan.
- Place in oven.
- Heat to 425°.
- Skillet will be very hot and shortening will be melted.
- While skillet is heating, combine dry ingredients; add milk and egg, mixing well.
- Add melted shortening; mix well.
- Pour batter into HOT prepared skillet.
- BAKE 35 to 40 minutes OR until surface cracks and edges are deep golden brown and pull away from sides of pan.
- Serve warm.
- Traditionalists make this in a cast iron skillet with white corn meal.