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Straight Up Cornbread

This is regular cornbread of the sort that was made as a sort of neutral bread, and is also good for making cornbread dressing.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups yellow cornmeal
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon gray salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup animal fat or butter
  • 1 cup buttermilk, yogurt, or water spiked with a tablespoon of vinegar
  • extra fat to grease the pan

 

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, stir together the dry ingredients.
  2. In another bowl, beat the eggs, fat, and buttermilk together.
  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix just until combined and smooth.  Do not overmix.
  4. Leave to set out for an hour or in the refrigerator overnight.
  5. Preheat your oven to 145° C or 300° F.
  6. Generously grease a cake sheet or two round pans, and bake for 1 hour or until done.

Serving Tips

Serve with butter or crumbled up in milk, yogurt, or buttermilk.

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