Grain Recipe

Black Pepper Cornbread
Grain Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pint yellow cornmeal
1 pint all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup fresh ground black pepper
1 pint milk
4 medium eggs; well beaten
1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 8 inch square pan with 2 inch high sides.

Mix together first 6 ingredients in large bowl.

Mix milk with egg and melted butter in a small bowl. Pour milk mixture over dry ingredients and stir just until moistened: do not over mix. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake cornbread until light brown and tester comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cornbread in pan.

Break and crumble corn bread, spread in baking pan and allow to dry 24 hours before using to make stuffing. Yields: 12 Servings Black Pepper Cornbread