Golden Fried Cornbread

Name: Golden Fried Cornbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 9-12 cornbread patties
Ingredients: 2 eggs, slightly beaten; 236.59 ml buttermilk (original used regular whole milk ); 59.14 ml melted shortening (could use strained bacon drippings ); 354.88 ml self-rising cornmeal mix (PLEASE use yellow, wouldn't want have pale looking cornbread ); 236.59 ml all-purpose flour; 59.14 ml sugar; 118.29 ml shortening

Submitted by Chef shapeweaver

"This is the recipe I've used for years to make Fried Cornbread,and thanks to Connie Lea asking about it I'm going to post it.:) I found the original recipe on the back of a bag of Martha White Yellow Cornmeal Self-Rising Cornmeal Mix, but I changed the type of milk that was used.If you like you could add a bit of finely chopped onion to the batter but try the way it's written first and see what you think.:) Cooking time is for each cornbread pattie. Submitted to Food.com (a.k.a. ZAAR ) on 2/24/11"

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 9 cornbread patties

ingredients

2 eggs, slightly beaten
236.59 ml buttermilk (original used regular whole milk )
59.14 ml melted shortening (could use strained bacon drippings )
354.88 ml self-rising cornmeal mix (PLEASE use yellow, wouldn't want have pale looking cornbread )
236.59 ml all-purpose flour
59.14 ml sugar
118.29 ml shortening

directions

In a large bowl,combine all ingredients, mixing well.
In a large cast iron skillet ( can use an ordinary skillet ), heat 1/2 cup shortening over medium heat until hot but not smoking.
When oil is hot, add batter 1/3 cup at a time,( if batter seems too thick add about 1/4 cup of water ) spread batter until about 1/4 inch thick.
Fry until batter starts to bubble and edges look slightly dry,lift edge a bit to see if golden ( about 4 minutes ).
If it is,turn and brown other side.
After removing from skillet,butter and keep warm.
Repeat from Step 3 with remaining batter.

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Reviews

Absolutely delicious!!!

cookingsista
Wow - these are so good. I screwed up and added 1/2 cup shortening to the mix instead of 1/4 cup (I'm bad about not reading the recipe all the way through before I start), but they were still super good. Next time though I will cut back to the 1/4 cup. I also used buttermilk, just cause I love buttermilk in biscuits and pancakes, etc. I also had a little trouble cooking the first few but finally got the hang of it and they turned out perfectly.<br/><br/>Thanks so much Chef shapeweaver for posting. I will definitely be making again and again.

Connie Lea