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Cornbread I

SUBMITTED BY: Nancy Pasqualone  PHOTO BY: CandiceSteele 

"Old style cornbread that is baked in iron skillet and rises very little. Grainy, not cakey, texture."
Cornbread I Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 79 times with an average star rating of 3.7
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  40 Min
READY IN  55 Min
Original recipe yield 1 -9 inch round loaf

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup stone ground cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon shortening

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Melt the shortening in a 9 inch round iron skillet in the heating oven.
  2. In a large bowl, stir the cornmeal, salt and baking soda together. Stir in the egg and buttermilk.
  3. Remove skillet from the oven and pour the batter into the skillet, stirring the melted shortening into the batter.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven when top of cornbread is brown and it feels firm to the touch. Turn out on to a serving plate. Cut into wedges and serve immediately with butter.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on sep. 27, 2003 by Berta 
I have a hard time with cornbread recipies because I like my cornbread dense and grainy, but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on sep. 14, 2003 by SERRANIAN 
This is the perfect cornbread! It's the kind, being from Arkansas, that I was raised on and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 14, 2003 by Navy_Mommy 
This is a great skillet cornbread recipe. I used regular milk rather than butter milk and it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on sep. 30, 2003 by ERADEE 
I have been looking for a cornbread recipe like this forever!! I do not like sweet or cakey... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by TRICIA MCGAUGH 
great southern style cornbread, not cakey and sweet MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by CAROLC 
This was exactly what was stated, it was a dense grainy cornbread that was easy to prepare and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by LANDE 
Thank goodness, a non-sweet cornbread! My husband and I hate sweet, cakey cornbread and this... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by ZBALES 
This recipe was great! Exactly what I have been looking for. I don't like the "cake like"... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by Lu-Ann 
I made this cornbread with low fat margarine in a cake pan in the oven, and personally thought... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.72 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 14, 2003 by CHRONJENN 
Absolutely delicious cornbread. Perfect to eat with a bowl of chili or to make cornbread stuffing. MORE

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Nutritional Information
Cornbread I

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 91

  • Total Fat: 3g
  • Cholesterol: 28mg
  • Sodium: 416mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.1g
  • Protein: 3g

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