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Southern Style Cornbread

Dry ingredients:

1 cup finely ground cornmeal

1 cup plain flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Wet ingredients

2 eggs, beaten

2/3 cup buttermilk

2/3 cup whole milk

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, plus extra to grease pan

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan with melted butter.
   Place in the oven to heat.
3. Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl, mix well.
   Combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl and
   whisk well.
4. Make a well (hole) in the middle of the dry ingredients.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the well and gently fold the
   dry ingredients in from the side. Do not over mix.
6. Spoon the batter into the hot pan. Bake in pre-heated
   oven (425) for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and
   done.
7. Turn onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm.

Variations: Corn Sticks

Use a cast iron corn stick mold to make corn sticks using the recipe above. Grease the mold and place in oven to heat. Make the corn bread batter as above, then re-grease the mold and spoon the batter carefully into the hot molds. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Tex-Mex Corn Bread

Add 4 cup cheddar cheese and 2 chopped and seeded jalapeno peppers to the batter.

This southern cornbread recipe can be varied in many ways. Choose the add-ins that your family prefers.

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