This southern cornbread recipe is a family favorite. It is fluffy and delicious! This is the recipe that my Bigmama always made for our family. It is made in a cast-iron skillet and it is so good!
My Bigmama was a true southern lady. She loved to cook delicious southern meals for her family, and she always had a pie or cake that she had baked for dessert. She passed away at the age of ninety-four. I sure do miss her and her good, southern cooking. I am so glad she shared this family recipe with me.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SOUTHERN CORNBREAD
- Self Rising Cornmeal Mix
- Baking Soda
- Eggs
- Buttermilk
- Bacon Drippings
To make southern style cornbread the way my Bigmama made it, you need a seasoned cast iron skillet. First, you need to pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees.
Put bacon drippings in a cast iron skillet and put in the oven to melt the drippings and heat pan, about 5-6 minutes.
While heating the bacon drippings, combine cornmeal and baking soda in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl combine the buttermilk and eggs. Then, pour the buttermilk/egg mixture into dry ingredients and mix together well.
Take the cast iron skillet out of the oven and carefully swirl the melted bacon dripping all around the skillet. Then, pour the bacon drippings into the cornbread mixture and stir together.
Pour the cornbread mixture into the skillet and put in the oven on the center rack. Cook for twenty-five minutes, or until golden brown. Carefully take the cornbread out of the oven and invert the skillet onto a plate.
Let the cornbread cool slightly. Cut into pieces and serve with butter or homemade honey butter and enjoy!
Southern Cornbread Recipe
This old fashioned, southern cornbread recipe is so good!
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of Self Rising Cornmeal Mix
- 1/2 Teaspoon of Baking Soda
- 2 large eggs
- 1 & 1/2 Cups Buttermilk
- 1/4 Cup of Bacon Drippings
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Add bacon dripping to a cast iron skillet and put in the oven to melt the drippings and heat pan, about 5-6 minutes.
3. While heating the bacon drippings, combine cornmeal and baking soda in a mixing bowl
4. In a separate bowl combine buttermilk and eggs. Pour buttermilk/egg mixture into dry ingredients and mix together.
5. Take cast iron skillet out of the oven and carefully swirl the melted bacon dripping all around the skillet
6. Then, pour the drippings into the cornbread mixture and stir together
7. Pour cornbread mixture into skillet and put in the oven on center rack
8. Cook 25 minutes or until golden brown
9. Carefully take cornbread out of the oven and invert the skillet onto a plate
10. Let cool slightly then cut into pieces and serve with butter or honey butter
11. Enjoy!
This southern cornbread is so good! It is fluffy and full of flavor! You won’t be able to get enough of this cornbread recipe. We made two pans of it last week for our family and it was gone so quickly. Even the kids love this cornbread!
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