Crackling Corn Bread

Name: Crackling Corn Bread
Yield: 9 squares
Ingredients: Butter, for greasing the pan; 1 cup diced, crisp-cooked bacon; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup stone-ground cornmeal; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 egg, slightly beaten; ⅓ cup sugar; 2½ teaspoons baking powder; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted

Preparation info

9
squares

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Southern-style goodness. Serve this comforting bread warm with lots of butter and honey.

Ingredients

Butter, for greasing the pan
1 cup stone-ground cornmeal
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
Stir the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Then stir in the buttermilk, bacon, melted butter, and egg and mix gently.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, set on the center rac