Honeyed Cornbread

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup creamed corn
• 1 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, for skillet
• honey and butter, for serving

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F. 
2. Swirl the 1 T vegetable oil in the cast iron skillet and place in the oven to heat, watch that it doesn’t start to smoke.
3. Mix the cornmeal and salt in a large bowl.
4. In a second bowl combine the next 5 ingredients. Stir the wet ingredients with the dry until just combined. Batter will be lumpy; don’t over mix.
5. Open the oven and drop a tsp. of batter into the hot skillet and make sure it is heated enough to sizzle. Carefully pour the batter into the skillet and bake for 20-25 minutes until set and golden brown.
6. Cut into slices and serve with additional honey and butter.

Tip: Add 4 pieces of chopped bacon to the batter for a special treat!