My Mom's Cornbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 mix cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder together.
• 2 add milk and beaten egg.
• 3 heat a 10 inch cast iron skillet with the 1/4 cup butter in a 400* oven until butter sizzles but don't let it brown.
• 4 pour the hot melted butter on top of cornmeal mixture.
• 5 the cornmeal batter should sizzle.
• 6 after you pour the butter into the batter return skillet to the oven so it doesn't cool done.
• 7 after the butter is incorporated into the batter pour into the hot skillet and the batter should sizzle when it hits the hot skillet.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown.
• 9 when prepared this way it makes a crispy crust on the bottom .