Fantabulous Yankee Cornbread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt (table salt, not kosher)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup oil (please do not use canola oil or you will get a heavy, greasy result)
• 1 tablespoon shortening (i use crisco)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees f. once the oven is hot start the recipe since you want a screaming hot oven.
• 2 grease the bottom and sides of the cast iron skillet with the shortening. use more than 1 tablespoon if you need to get more coverage.
• 3 by hand, sift all the dry ingredients together and stir them to make sure they are combined and make a well in the center.
• 4 combine the eggs, milk and oil and mix well.
• 5 pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir only until they combine. i fold them together with a spatula.
• 6 let batter rest for 5 minutes.
• 7 gently pour into your cast iron skillet being careful not to deflate the batter.
• 8 bake in the center of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.