Southern Skillet Cornbread

Here is another version of cornbread....

Southern Skillet Cornbread
Mrs. George Gebhardt

2 cups white cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, well beaten
2 cups buttermilk
4 Tablespoon bacon fat drippings

Stir dry ingredients together; add beaten eggs with buttermilk to dry ingredients. Put bacon drippings in a 10-inch iron skillet. Set skillet in 450 degrees oven until fat is smoking hot. Remove skillet from oven and pour fat into batter. Beat with spoon and pour batter into skillet. Quickly place in oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes at 450 degrees. Cut in squares and serve immediately