Recipe - Corn Bread Shortcake

3 tablespoon Bacon drippings
One half cup Yellow cornmeal
Three fourths cup Flour
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
One half cup Milk
2 tablespoon Melted butter
1 Egg; beaten

Melt 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in a 9 inchsquare baking pan. Place
in oven at 425 degrees.

Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, mix
milk with melted butter and 2 tablespoons melted bacon drippings. Let cool
to tepid and beat in egg.

Add milkegg mixture to dry ingredients. Stir only until blended. Working
quickly, pour batter into hot pan in the oven. Bake 20 to 22 minutes, or
until golden.

Cut into 8 pieces. When ready to use, cut each slice in half horizontally,
as for shortcake. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Posted to recipeludigest by "Diane Geary" diane@keyway.net on Feb 24,
1998