CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. shortening
- 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
- 2 eggs
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 375 degree.
- Grease 8 1/2 X 4 1/2-inch loaf pan; set aside.
- Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in medium bowl.
- Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Whisk together buttermilk and eggs in small bowl.
- Make well in center of dry ingredients.
- Add buttermilk mixture; stir until mixture forms stiff batter.(Batter will be lumpy)
- Turn into prepared pan; spread mixture evenly, removing any air bubbles.
- Bake 50 - 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan; cool on rack
- 10 minutes more.
- Serve warm.
- Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices)
