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Cornbread

February 2022
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INGREDIENTS: 

¼ cup butter
¼ cup lard from pasture-raised pigs
1 cup cornmeal
½ cup bread flour
1 Tbs. baking powder
1 Tbs.  salt
1Tbs. sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk, water, or nut milk

DIRECTIONS: 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add butter and lard to an 8-inch cast-iron skillet and place in oven until melted. Let it cool but not harden. 
 
Preheat oven to a high broil. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk egg and milk. Add wet mixture into dry ingredients until combined.  Fold in butter/lard mixture until incorporated. Pour batter into skillet.  
 
Cook on low heat for about three minutes, then place skillet under broiler for 5-6 minutes until top is brown. Turn oven down to 400 degrees and finish cooking for about two to three minutes. Let cornbread cool slightly before slicing. 

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