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

Corn Bread Rolls

I just love corn bread, I didn`t used to.

corn Bread Rolls
Mrs. H. L. Spencer

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup milk ( scant)
1 pound bulk sausage

Sift dry ingredients. cut in shortening until crumbly, add milk and mix lightly, only until mixture is dampened. Turn on lightly floured board and knead gently for a few seconds. Roll out 1-inch thick. Spread browned and crumbled sausage over dough. Roll up like jelly rolls. Cut in 1-inch thick rounds. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 450 degrees.

Spoon Cornbread

Spoon Cornbread
Mrs. Lelia M. Callaway

1 pint milk, heated
1/2 cup white cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
4 eggs, separated

Heat milk to boiling point. Stir in cornmeal and salt. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and beat in butter and eggg yolks. Let mixture cool, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into buttered baking dish and bake 20 minutes. Serve at once. Serves 6.

Crnogorski Prijesnac

Ok, don`t ask me to pronounce this, because I really don`t think I can. It taste like cornbread.

Crnogorski Prijesnac
Mrs. Mildred Stevovich

3 cups yellow cron meal
2 cups flour ,sifted
4 teaspoon baking powdr
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 pound bacon, diced
1/2 pound brick cheese, diced
1 cup green onions, diced
1/2 pound butter, melted
3 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons lemon or vanilla flavoring

sift cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt. Add eggs. Add bacon, cheese, green onions, melted butter and buttermilk. combine slowly and thoroughly. Add flavoring and pour into 9 x 12-inch greased pan. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees.

Southern cornbread

Here is a Delicios cornbread recipe from 1967...hmm, I think back in the day, alot of people made fresh -made bread more then they do now, at least I think.

Southern Cornbread
Mrs. Mary B. Mann

2 cups cornmeal, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 Tablespoons oil or melted shortening
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 eggs
buttermilk

Heat oil in iron skillet. To sifted cornmeal, add salt , soda and baking powder. Pour in enough buttermilk to moisten, then stir in whole egg and hot oil. Add enough buttermilk to make mixture of cake batter. Pour in skillet and bake until brown, about 45 minutes at 475 degrees. this recipe also can be used for corn muffins or corn sticks.