Nana's Skillet Corn Bread
- 1 1/4 cups coarse stone-ground yellow cornmeal
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Heat a 9-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the cornmeal with the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in the lightly beaten eggs, milk and buttermilk until blended, then stir in the melted butter.
- Pour the bacon fat into the hot skillet and swirl it around until the skillet is evenly greased.
- Pour the batter into the skillet and bake for 20 minutes, or until the corn bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool in the skillet for 5 minutes, then turn the corn bread out on a cutting board.
- Cut the corn bread into wedges and serve warm.
coarse stoneground, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, milk, buttermilk, unsalted butter, bacon
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/nanas-skillet-corn-bread (may not work)