Corn Bread

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Ingredients

• 1½ cups flour
• Scant 2 tablespoons baking powder
• ¼ cup raw sugar (optional)
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1½ cups ground corn meal
• 2 eggs (egg substitute option – use 3 tablespoons oil + 2 teaspoons baking powder + 3 tablespoons water = 2 eggs)
• 8 tablespoons melted butter (¼ lb.; 1 stick)
• 1½ cups milk
• Bacon grease or lard or beef tallow or shortening

Instructions

Heat the oven to 425°.  Heavily grease a 9 x 12 baking dish with the bacon grease.  Put it in the oven until it is sizzling hot.

Whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.  Then whisk in the corn meal.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs (or egg substitute option).  Then beat into the eggs the melted butter and milk.

Pour the liquid into the dry ingredients.  Combine them with a few rapid strokes.  Pour the batter into the hot baking dish.  Bake it at 425° for about 25 minutes.

Serve and enjoy!