Cracklin' Corn Bread

Ma's Cookin', Mountain Recipes

Servings: 8

Cracklin' Corn Bread

Never will forget butcherin' time. Ma wuld cut up thet hog hide with th' fat on it an' render th' fat by fryin' thet skin down to a crisp. Thet skin is what we mean by "Cracklins." Well ma wuld save the cracklin's to eat plain or put in corn bread.

1½ cups cornmeal
½ cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup cracklin's
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1½ cups milk

Sift together corn meal, flour, baking powder, and salt. 

 

In another bowl combine beaten egg, milk and cracklin's.

Combine with dry ingredients,.

Beat well.

 

Pour mixture into a greased iron skillet or pan. 

  1. Bake in moderate oven until done. 

  2. Should be brown.