Cracklin' Bread
- 2 tablespoons pork or bacon grease
- 1 1/2 cups stone-ground cornmeal (white or yellow)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels, cut from the cob with milk from the cob
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pork cracklings or 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- Butter, for garnish
- Place 2 tablespoons of pork fat or bacon grease in a 9-inch cast iron skillet, place in oven, and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Add corn kernels and milk, eggs, buttermilk, and cracklings and stir until well blended.
- Pour in hot skillet (preheated for 12 to 15 minutes) and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cut into wedges and serve warm with fresh butter.
pork, stoneground cornmeal, allpurpose, baking powder, salt, corn kernels, eggs, buttermilk, pork cracklings, butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/cracklin-bread-recipe.html (may not work)