Grandpa's Cornbread

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups self-rising cornmeal
• 1 cup self rising flour
• 1/2 cup crisco shortening, not oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup whole milk (enough to make smooth consistency)
• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup crisco shortening, not oil
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk (enough to make smooth consistency)

Recipe

• 1 mix cornmeal and flour together. cut in crisco (with a fork) till like coarse crumbs. add buttermilk and enough whole milk to make mixture smooth (but still somewhat stiff -) stir thoroughly. pour into thoroughly greased and dusted with cornmeal 8" cast iron skillet. bake in a pre-heated oven at 450 for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
• 2 (if you want a thick crust bake for app 50-55 minutes at app 430-just keep an eye on it!).
• 3 note:you can bake in a 9x9 pyrex dish if you do not have a cast iron skillet-just make sure you grease it and sprinkle it real good with cornmeal before adding mixture or it will stick!