Cast Iron Corn Bread

Description True Southern corn bread: crispy, unsweetened, and dry enough to suck all the moisture out of your mouth! Serve hot with butter, syrup, black-eyed peas–you decide! Ingredients 2 eggs 1 ½ cups milk 2 ½ cups self-rising white cornmeal ½ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons shortening Instructions Preheat oven to 450 degrees F … Read more

Chef John’s Rustic Italian Corn Bread

Description I was speaking with my mother, Pauline, last week, and she told me about a bread she used to eat at her grandmother’s house. She said it was basic Italian bread, but had some cornmeal in it, and was one of her favorites. I love to play food detective, so I took her description … Read more