Cornbread I
Cornbread I might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 117 calories. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baking soda, buttermilk, stone ground cornmeal, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 55 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C). Melt the shortening in a 9 inch round iron skillet in the heating oven.
In a large bowl, stir the cornmeal, salt and baking soda together. Stir in the egg and buttermilk.
Remove skillet from the oven and pour the batter into the skillet, stirring the melted shortening into the batter.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
Remove from oven when top of cornbread is brown and it feels firm to the touch. Turn out on to a serving plate.
Cut into wedges and serve immediately with butter.
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. You could try Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 14 dollars per bottle.
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Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling