Skillet cornbread
8 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
2 | cups | Cornmeal |
2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
2 | teaspoons | Salt |
4 | Eggs, beaten | |
1½ | cup | Buttermilk |
1 | cup | Water |
1 | tablespoon | Shortening |
Directions
Sift together dry ingredients. Combine eggs, buttermilk, and water.
slowly stir into cornmeal mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Melt shortening in a 9 inch cast-iron skillet in a 400 degree oven until very hot. Pour batter into hot skillet. Bake at 425 for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.