Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

My grandmother in Texas made corn pone for our family when I was a kid. She made individual servings by forming them in her hands. They were wonderful! I am now 77 and remembering the "good old days.

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newlie10

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Claremore, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2011

Our old mountain family recipe uses no eggs. We add a little more buttermilk and 2 teaspoons baking SODA. We preheat the skillet with the oil in it (bacon grease in the old days). The batter sizzles when it is poured into the skillet. A little oil is tilted up over the top of the batter. After baking, turn out bread onto tea towel and wrap it up for about 10 minutes before serving. Firm crispy crust with dense creamy center.

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magdalena

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2008

This our standard way to make pan cornbread. Corn pone is hand formed and is shaped something like hands folded in prayer. It is "grown" in a 425/450 deg. oven till the outside is medium brown and crispy while the inside is moist and soft. At least here in the foothills we've been making it this way since out of memory........Also; you bet! Sugar is for cakes, cookies and iced tea, not cornmeal goodies. Patrick

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Davies

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2011

It was okay, but not my thing. Dense and bland. I added flour, sugar, and baking powder to the rest of the batter and they rose nicely. I guess I'm more of a traditional cornbread gal.

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