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Cast Iron Corn Bread

But when i first started cooking with cast iron, i was a bit mystified as to how one is supposed to clean it.

Recipe Summary Cast Iron Corn Bread

True Southern corn bread: crispy, unsweetened, and dry enough to suck all the moisture out of your mouth! Serve hot with butter, syrup, black-eyed peas--you decide!

Ingredients | Iron Skillet Food

2 eggs

1 ½ cups milk

2 ½ cups self-rising white cornmeal

½ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Whisk eggs together in a large bowl until light and frothy; stir in milk. Stir in cornmeal and salt. Add oil; stir until batter is smooth.

Place shortening in a 10-inch cast iron skillet; heat skillet in the preheated oven until shortening is liquefied, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove skillet and pour in batter.

Return skillet to oven and bake until corn bread is lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

Remove skillet from oven immediately and cover with wooden cutting board. Use oven mitts to invert skillet and tip corn bread onto cutting board. Cut into 8 wedges.

If you're not using self-rising cornmeal, add about 1 teaspoon baking powder to your recipe.

For true Southern taste, fry up some bacon in your skillet beforehand and use it instead of the shortening.

Do not leave corn bread in skillet after baking, or you will have a crumbly, broken mess on your hands.

Info | Iron Skillet Food

prep: 15 mins cook: 27 mins total: 42 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 1 10-inch round

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