Mother's Old Fashioned Corn Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| Yellow corn meal/White corn meal | 1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 3⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Buttermilk | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Vegetable shortening | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs), melted |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1448 Calories from Fat 577
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66 g101%
Saturated Fat 15.6 g77.8%
Trans Fat 6.7 g
Cholesterol 211.5 mg70.5%
Sodium 3712 mg154.7%
Total Carbohydrates 192 g64%
Dietary Fiber 17.5 g70.2%
Sugars 1.9 g
Protein 30 g60.6%
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C
Calcium 59.5% Iron 56.1%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
1. In a large bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix with a fork.
MAKING
2. In a small bowl, beat eggs into the buttermilk. Stir into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter.
3. Pour melted shortening into the cornmeal mixture. To prepare crust crisp, heat greased corn-stick, muffin, or 9x9x2 pan while mixing up batter.
4. Pour batter in hot pan.
5. In a hot oven (425°) bake for 20 minutes for sticks and muffins, 25 minutes for square loaf, or until crusty and golden-brown.
SERVING
6. Serve hot and with tea or coffee
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