9.20.2006

Corn Bread

1 cup cornmeal

1 cup flour (May use part whole wheat)
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 cup dry milk (optional)
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil or melted shortening, margarine or bacon grease

Preheat oven to 400. Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, and dry milk. In a small bowl or measuring pitcher, mix together eggs, milk, and melted shortening. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir just until moistened.
Pour into a greased 9x9 pan or muffin tins and bake 25 minutes.


May be made with buttermilk by reducing the baking powder to 2 tsp. and adding 1 tsp. baking soda.