Southern Cornbread
This savory Southern-style cornbread is the perfect all-purpose cornbread to serve as a side or use in dressing recipes!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 1/4 cup self rising flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp bacon drippings
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp salted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- In a large bowl, sift the flour, cornmeal and sugar together and mix to combine.3/4 cup yellow cornmeal, 1 1/4 cup self rising flour, 1/4 cup sugar
- Next, add the buttermilk, vegetable oil, bacon drippings, and eggs.2 large eggs, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 3 tbsp bacon drippings, 1 cup buttermilk
- Mix the cornbread batter until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Grease a 8x8 bake dish with butter or nonstick baking spray, then pour in the cornbread batter.
- Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and brush on 2 tbsp of salted butter on the top of the cornbread.2 tsp salted butter
- Let cool.
- Serve & enjoy!