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How to Cook Old Fashion Cracklin Cornbread

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By hummerman2009
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Cook Old Fashion Cracklin Cornbread
Cook Old Fashion Cracklin Cornbread
oldfashion cracklin cornbread

Do you remember visiting Grandma's house and the aroma of home cooking? That seems to be a thing of the past...well I'm gonna share my Mom's recipe for some country cooking....Old Fashion cracklin cornbread

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • 1-cup plain cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup self rising flour
  • 1teaspoon of salt
  • 2teaspoons of baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon of sugar
  • 1egg
  • 1heaping Tablespoon of mayonaise
  • enough milk to stir
  1. Step 1

    Be sure you have good fresh cracklins. I buy them at our local country grocery store. The big chain stores sometimes have no idea what you are talking about when you ask for cracklins.

  2. Step 2

    first mix all of your dry ingredients. then put a large spoonful of fried meat grease in a iron skillet and get hot.

  3. Step 3

    Add the egg, mayo and milk to the dry ingredients. make a very soft batter. then stir in a cup of cracklins. mix this well. then pour part of the hot fried meat grease from the skillet into the batter and stir well.

  4. Step 4

    Now sprinkle about a tablespoon of cornmeal into the hot grease that is in the skillet. It should be very hot and brown the meal quickly. now pour the batter into the skillet and bake on 475 degrees until golden brown....just wail til you smell that cooking in your house.....it is better than potpouri.....

Tips & Warnings
  • Craklins are the fat of a pig that has been fried down until crispy...But this is different from pig skins that you buy in a bag like chips.
  • Don't use the cracklins that still have the skin on them or they will be hard and you might break a tooth on them.

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westernmom said

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on 4/15/2009 I remember my grandpa always making cracklings after he butchered a pig! This recipe sounds very good! 5*

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on 4/14/2009 Being from the South, we love cornbread! I am going to try your recipe on my family. Thank you for sharing!

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on 4/13/2009 Filling in the stars

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on 4/12/2009 I always buy the packagd carnbread-will have to try this.

elyria said

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on 4/10/2009 I would love to try and cook Old Fashion Cracklin Cornbread someday!

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