Moetta's Cornbread

• 2 cups (475 ml) white cornmeal
• 2 cups (475 ml) buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) bacon drippings
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) bacon drippings or corn oil
• 3 tbsp (45 ml). white corn meal

1. Place oven on broil highest heat.
2. Mix all batter ingredients at once for 2 minutes by hand.
3. Add 1/4 cup (60 ml) bacon drippings to large cast iron skillet.
4. Place pan in oven and heat until smoking.
5. Remove smoking pan from oven and add 1/4 cup (60 ml) of dry cornmeal.
6. Stir pan to brown cornmeal.
7. Add batter evenly around in a circle.
8. Place pan back in oven immediately.
9. Change oven setting to bake at 350 degrees (175 C.).
10. Bake 20-25 min until center has risen and tooth pick comes out clean.

white cornmeal, buttermilk, eggs, sugar, baking soda, bacon, bacon, white corn meal

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000EDA (may not work)