Crackling Cornbread Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Inez Phillips   Take the southern classic, cornbread, to a higher level with Crackling Cornbread Recipe which uses corn meal, baking soda, salt, butter milk, cracklings and vegetable shortening. Food Category:    Bread Cuisine Origin:    Southern    Servings: 10 Calories: 217 per serving Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   13 Minutes Cook Time:   25 Minutes Total Time:   38 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups corn meal
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup cracklings, diced (see note)
• 3 tbl vegetable shortening

DIRECTIONS

• Sift corn meal, salt and soda together. Add milk and stir in cracklings.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Heat vegetable shortening in 10-inch oven-proof skillet or 8 or 9-inch square baking pan in oven 3 minutes, tilting skillet to coat bottom evenly.
• Add melted shortening to corn meal mixture and mix well. Pour into hot skillet; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cracklings Note: Cut fat back into thin 1 1/2 inch squares. Fry in deep fat until they are curled and golden brown. Drain cracklings on absorbent paper.

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