Southern Cracklin' Cornbread

Name: Southern Cracklin' Cornbread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 cups yellow cornmeal; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1 3/4 cups buttermilk; 1/4 cup bacon fat or vegetable oil, melted, plus more for the skillet; 1 cup pork cracklins, roughly chopped

Skillet cornbread studded with crunchy pork cracklins and baked in sizzling-hot bacon fat for a crackling golden crust.

⏱ Prep 15m🔥 Cook 30m🕒 Total 45m🍽 8 servings

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Ingredients

2 cupsyellow cornmeal
1/2 cupall-purpose flour
1 tbspbaking powder
1/2 tspbaking soda
1 tspsalt
2 largeeggs
1 3/4 cupsbuttermilk
1/4 cupbacon fat or vegetable oil, melted, plus more for the skillet
1 cuppork cracklins, roughly chopped

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1
Preheat oven to 450°F; place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with 2 tbsp bacon fat in the oven to heat while it preheats.
2
Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
3
In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, and melted bacon fat together.
4
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring just until combined; fold in the chopped cracklins.
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Carefully remove the hot skillet from the oven and swirl the hot fat to coat the sides.
6
Pour the batter into the hot skillet — it should sizzle on contact, which is what gives the crust its crunch.
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Bake 20-25 minutes, until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Turn out onto a cutting board or serve straight from the skillet, cut into wedges.