Corn Bread

I was doing a theme of hot dogs for my daughters 2nd birthday party which led me to try homemade corn dogs. The corn dogs were fantastic but the recipe called for self rising corn meal and not much of it.  While I was reading the package I found this recipe tried it and it is a great quick and tasty corn bread to finish off a weeknight dinner. This recipe is right off the #auntJemima self rising corn meal mix pkg.

3 Tblspns vegetable shortening (why not try bacon grease)
2 cups aunt Jemima self rising white corn meal mix
1-2 tblspns sugar  (i go with 2)
1 egg beaten (i have forgotten egg in past still good)

i add
2 tblspns butter melted to paint top of corn bread when out of the oven

preheat oven to 425
use 10 inch oven proof skillet (cast iron)
put shortening in pan/skillet
mix dry ingredients
mix wet ingredients
combine ingredients
melt shortening in pan tilt to coat and pour extra into rest of ingredients
whisk ingredients together for 1 minute
pour into hot pan and place pan into oven
bake 20 - 25 minutes till touthpick inserted comes out clean
i paint 2 tblspns melted butter on top once out of oven