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Great-Grandmother Steinbeck's Johnnycake (Cornbread)

SUBMITTED BY: Charles D. Kemp

"This recipe is out of my great-grandmother Bertha Iva Steinbeck's recipe box. She really was John Steinbeck's aunt. She lived in Hollister, California, and died in the '30s. I've been making this since I was about 5 years old when my grandmother, Agnes Steinbeck Bowman decided I was old enough to learn to cook. It was actually the second thing I learned to cook...she wanted to see how I handled scrambled eggs before she introduced me to something that demanded some technique! I've never tasted better cornbread in my 47 years."

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PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	35 Min
READY IN	45 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white cornmeal
1/4 cup white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup corn oil
1 egg

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch glass baking dish.
Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, corn oil and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix just until blended. Pour into the prepared pan, and shake gently to level it out.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown. Serve hot. Just with butter will do, it is plenty sweet enough!

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Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2005 by JAS21ACE

I THOUGHT THIS RECIPE WAS GREAT...I USED IT IN MY THANKSGIVING STUFFING AND MY WHOLE FAMILY... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by laura.bora

I made this to go with dinner at bible study and it was a hit! Will certainly be making this... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2006 by M&M

This is a great cornbread recipe. It came out fluffy and it was not sweet. I love it. I did... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by KRISTILA

I was all excited to try this out and then at the last minute saw that my cornmeal was expired... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2005 by dre

This cornbread is absolutely amazing! I used a larger rectangular pan so it was probably a... MORE

Reviewed on Jun. 7, 2007 by Rae-in-CA

This is an easy recipe that results in really great cornbread. Like others, I used yellow... MORE

Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2007 by TNociti

Just what I was looking for. Changes made: whole wheat flour, yellow corn meal, and milk... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2008 by FRAMBUESA

I like this recipe better than I do my own. I used 2 egg whites in place of the egg, replaced... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2007 by Indiana Mom

This is the very best cornbread recipe I've ever tried! 25 minutes was all that was required... MORE

Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2007 by jojo13

yummy!!!! MORE

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