the Cook family corn bread recipe

cornbread.txt

3/4 cup corn meal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
1 egg, well beaten
2 tbsp. shortening, melted
 
Mix and sift dry ingredients together. Add other ingredients and mix well.
Bake in a shallow buttered pan, 8x8 inches, at 425° for 20 minutes.
 
This is a lightly sweet southern-style cornbread. You can adjust the amount
of sugar for your desired level of sweetness.