1 c Stone ground yellow
-cornmeal
1 c Unbleached all purpose
-flour
1 tb Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
1 1/4 c Buttermilk
1 Egg
2 tb Sugar
1/4 c Vegetable oil
3 tb Butter
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cornmeal, flour,
baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the
buttermilk. In another bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar to taste, and
the oil, then whisk this mixture into the buttermilk mixture. Spray an 8 or
9 inch cast-iron skillet with vegetable cooking spray. Put the skillet over
medium high heat. Add butter; heat until butter melts and is just starting
to sizzle. Tilt the pan to coat the bottom and sides. Add buttermilk
mixture to cornmeal mixture; quickly stir together, using only as many
strokes as needed to combine the mixtures. Scrape the batter into the hot,
buttery skillet. Immediately put the skillet into the preheated oven and
bake about 25 minutes, or until cornbread is golden brown. Cut into wedges
to serve. (For a decandent cornbread, substitute 1 3/4 cups sour cream for
the 1 1/4 cups buttermilk.)
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Yields
6 Servings