Southern-Style (Moist!) Cornbread
Ingredients
- 2 23 tablespoons bacon drippings or 2 23 tablespoons butter or 2 23 tablespoons olive oil ⓘ
- 2 cups stone-ground yellow cornmeal ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons molasses ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 18 teaspoons baking powder ⓘ
- 12 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 23 cup rapidly boiling water ⓘ
- 1 12 cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs, beaten lightly ⓘ
Instructions
- Set oven to 425 degrees.
- Place 8" square baking dish (preferably glass) with drippings (butter) in oven while it heats.
- Place 2/3 cup cornmeal in medium bowl.
- Mix 1 1/3 cup cornmeal, salt, baking powder & soda in small bowl.
- Pour boiling water into medium bowl of cornmeal.
- The water must be *rapidly* boiling to form the proper mush!
- Whisk in buttermilk gradually, breaking up lumps as needed.
- Whisk in eggs & molasses.
- When you can smell the bacon fat, or the oven is heated, remove pan from oven, then add dry ingredients to wet, and mix until just moistened.
- Whisk in hot fat from pan just until incorporated.
- Pour batter into hot pan, and bake about 25 minutes, until top is golden brown and center tests clean with a toothpick.
- Cool 5 minutes before cutting, and enjoy!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
333
kcal
17% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).