Southern Cornbread
2 Cups of buttermilk self-rising cornmeal mix
1/4 Cup of vegetable oil plus a little extra to oil pan with
2 Eggs
Milk
3 or 4 slices of cooked bacon crumbled or chopped
1 Cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 Onion
2 to 3 Tbsp. Sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 small can of cream style corn
Butter flavored cooking spray(optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Oil down the inside of a cast iron skillet (or any baking pan) with vegetable oil.
Put skillet in oven to preheat.
While the skillet is heating, put cornmeal mix into a bowl.
Add oil, eggs, cream corn, bacon, onion, sugar, salt and cheese.
Add milk last and stir to make a loose batter (not too thick).
Pour batter into hot skillet, spray the top with butter flavored cooking spray and bake until golden brown.
Once you try this recipe you will agree that simple is better. It may not be one of your favorite healthy eating recipes, but it is a treat. The taste of this cornbread has southern cooking written all over it. It is a meal in itself.
