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On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:11:45 -0700, gtr > wrote:

>On 2013-03-23 19:23:17 +0000, Chemo said:
>
>> On Mar 23, 12:09*pm, jmcquown > wrote:
>>> I just baked a pan of cornbread. *I had laid out all the ingredients.
>>> Yellow cornmeal, yep. *Flour, yep. *Baking powder, yep. *(Made a note, I
>>> need to buy more flour and also baking powder.) *Salt, yep. *An egg,
>>> yep. *Buttermilk... didn't have any so I soured plain milk with vinegar.
>>> * I'm sure someone will have a hissy fit because I use vegetable
>>> shortening in my cornbread. *Substitute butter if you wish but please
>>> don't try to use EVOO, it won't be good.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I heated the cast iron skillet in the oven with a dab of
>>> shortening at 425F. *Got it sizzling hot. *Meanwhile I combined the dry
>>> ingredients and cut in the shortening. *I added the soured milk. *Beat
>>> the mixture until fairly smooth, then poured it into the hot skillet. *I
>>> put it in the oven... then I noticed ooops! *The egg was still sitting
>>> on the counter! *Lickety split I got the pan out of the oven and quickly
>>> cracked the egg and stirred it into the batter (which was sizzling) in
>>> the skillet. *I had to stir it very quickly so it wouldn't cook like
>>> scrambled eggs. *Whew! *I managed to add the egg just in time. *Saved
>>> it! *It smells delicious.
>>>
>>> http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/...rnbread_zps82e...
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> Damn...I love cornbread!

>
>I've yet to meet anybody who doesn't--that isn't crazy!


Cornbread is one of my least favorite baked goods, can't remember last
I ate any. But I do love corn bread.