Sage Corn Bread
Ingredients
Bacon
- 2 strips bacon
Dry Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups yellow cornmeal
Wet Ingredients
- 1 egg egg
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- ½ cup corn niblets
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Fry bacon in a 9-inch cast iron skillet until crisp. Leave grease in the skillet and transfer skillet to oven. Crumble the bacon and set aside.
- Quickly mix the dry ingredients, bacon, and sage leaves in a bowl.
- Whisk the egg in a small bowl until frothy, then whisk in the milk.
- Add milk mixture and corn to the dry ingredients. Add melted butter and blend thoroughly.
- When skillet is smoking hot, add batter all at once and return to oven for 20 minutes or until top is golden brown.
