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Recipe courtesy of Vera Willis

Show: The Best Of

Episode: Soul Food Sensations

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Total:: 45 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 30 min

Yield:: 6 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 cups yellow cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
1 cup cracklins, broken into pieces*
2 tablespoons shortening

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add milk and stir to combine. Fold in cracklins. Form batter into oblong cakes the size you desire and then roll in shortening. Bake in a greased baking dish for 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Cook's Note

*Cracklins are little pieces of pork fat, fatty meats, or ham skin which are left crisp and brown after the lard or fat has been rendered from them.

This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.

Recipe courtesy of Vera Willis, The Peach Restaurant, Kansas City, MO

My Private Notes

Name: Cracklin' Cornbread
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 cups yellow cornmeal; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups buttermilk; 1 cup cracklins, broken into pieces*; 2 tablespoons shortening