This tasty classic Southern cornbread recipe is made with white cornmeal and bacon fat and comes together in under 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

Bacon fat

Corn meal

Baking powder

Salt

Flour

Vegetable oil

Buttermilk

1

Add some rendered bacon fat to a 10” cast iron skillet and place it in the oven and preheat to 425°.

2

In a large bowl mix together the cornmeal, salt, baking powder, and flour until combined.

3

Next, pour in the oil and buttermilk and whisk or fold together until it resembles a pancake batter.

4

Transfer the batter to the hot skillet with bacon fat and bake at 425° for 15-18 minutes.  It will be lightly browned on top and just about firm in the center.

5

Serve warm or cooled with butter or molasses.