Cook the Book: Truman Capote's Family's Cornbread

Name: Cook the Book: Truman Capote's Family's Cornbread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter or bacon drippings; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 473 milliliters buttermilk; 2 eggs; 473 milliliters stone-ground white cornmeal; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

Cook the Book: Truman Capote's Family's Cornbread might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 223 calories, 7g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. A mixture of bacon drippings, baking soda, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Place the butter or drippings in a 10-inch cast iron skillet; place it in the oven.

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Butter

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Combine the eggs and buttermilk in a small bowl or measuring cup, whisking together well with a fork.

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Buttermilk

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Whisk

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In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, salt, baking soda, and cornmeal; stir well to combine.

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Stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, beating just until the dry ingredients are moistened and no more.

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Pull the skillet from the oven. It should be hot, with the fat sizzling. Swirl the pan to coat. Quickly transfer batter to skillet; return skillet to oven.

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Bake until browned and pulling away from skillet, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Serve hot, in wedges.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

butter or bacon drippings 1teaspoon

baking soda 473milliliters

buttermilk 2

eggs 473milliliters

stone-ground white cornmeal 1teaspoon

salt 1teaspoon

sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. One wine you could try is Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 29 dollars.