Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 3 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tbsp. butter

  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/4 water

  • 1 egg, well beaten

  • 8 oz. pork cracklin’, coarsely chopped

Cracklin' Cornbread Recipe

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place cornmeal in a bowl and add boiling water. Mix well and set aside to cool. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except the cracklin’. Add cooled cornmeal mixture and mix until well blended. Fold in cracklin’ and place mixture in a greased 9×9 pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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