Thursday, March 31, 2011

Jim’s Cornbread

jims-cornbread.jpg1 cup yellow corn meal
1 cup self rising flour
1 T baking powder
1 t salt
2 T sugar
fresh ground pepper
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
4 T butter
4 T olive oil

Preheat oven and large cast iron skillet to 450 degrees.

Mix all dry ingredients together. Stir in egg and milk.

Remove skillet from oven. Add oil and butter, allowing butter to melt. Pour most of the oil & butter mixture into batter and stir well.

Sprinkle skillet lightly with salt and add batter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Don’t have buttermilk? You can substitute one cup milk + 1 T apple cider vinegar.

Submitted by Jim Wilson
Son of James & Lola Wilson