Tennessee Cornbread (recipe)

[Becca_Anne]

This is an old favorite. It compliments any meal especially chili.

 

Tennessee Corn Bread

 

2 cups self rising cornmeal

1/3 cup boiling water

1 egg

1/4 cup bacon drippings or canola oil

1 tsp sugar

1 1/4 cup milk

 

Heat oven to 450 degrees. Grease and heat muffin pans, corn stick molds, or skillet. Measure corn meal into a bowl then take out 2 tablespoons of the corn meal. Put in a small bowl then scald with boiling water. To meal in large bowl, add egg, shortening, sugar and milk. Beat to blend thoroughtly then beat in scalded meal. Pour into piping hot, greased pans. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Makes about 14 muffins, 18 sticks, or 1 med-size skillet.