Southern Style Skillet Cornbread

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 177.7
  • Total Fat: 9.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 28.7 mg
  • Sodium: 207.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.7 g
  • Protein: 3.8 g

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Introduction

No flour or sugar No flour or sugar
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2-1/4 c. cornmeal
    2 c. buttermilk or sour milk
    1/4 c. vegetable or canola oil
    4 T. Butter
    1 t. Baking powder
    1 t. Baking Soda
    3/4 t. salt
    2 eggs

Directions

Preheat 10-inch cast-iron skillet in 450 degree oven for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, put 2-¼ c. cornmeal on cookie sheet and toast for about 5 minutes.
Remove cornmeal from oven and pour into a large bowl. Add 2 c. buttermilk, whisk together and set aside.
Remove skillet from oven and add ¼ c. vegetable oil. Put back in oven for 5 minutes or just until smoking. Remove from oven and add 4 T. butter. When melted, remove 1 T. of fat and set aside. Put the rest of the fat into the cornmeal mixture. Add 1 t. baking powder, 1 t. baking soda, ¾ t. salt and 2 eggs. Stir just to combine.
Add reserved fat back into skillet and add cornmeal batter. Cook in oven for 12-16 minutes or until top cracks. Let rest about 5 minutes before serving.


Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MJHANSCHKE.