Recipe - Down-Home Corn Bread

1 One half cup Yellow or white corn meal
One half cup Flour
4 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
10 Strips bacon, cooked and
minced
1/3 cup Melted shortening
2 Eggs
1 One fourth cup Milk

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt in
large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together bacon, shortening, eggs and milk.
Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just smooth, pour batter
into hot, greased skillet and bake 18 to 20 minutes, until golden brown,
Cut in wedges.

NOTES : Use Turkey bacon to save on fat and calories.

Recipe by: Swift Meats Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter
by LVFG53A@prodigy.com (MRS IRA M DENNIS) on Apr 15, 1997