Crackling Cornbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self-rising buttermilk cornmeal mix (i use martha )
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped jalapeno
• 1 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup lamb cracklings or 1 cup lamb rind
• 1 cup whole kernel corn, drained with liquid reserved
• bacon grease or lard, to grease frying pan or pam cooking spray, to spray on muffin pans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.,.
• 2 grease frying pan or spray muffin tins with pam.
• 3 chop the onion into 1/8" - 1/4" cubes or pieces.
• 4 seed the jalapenos and chop into 1/8" pieces.
• 5 cut the cheese into 1/8" - 1/4" cubes or pieces.
• 6 in large mixing bowl add 2 cups cornmeal.
• 7 in small mixing bowl add 1 egg and beat, add buttermilk and mix well.
• 8 add egg & buttermilk mixture to cornmeal and mix well.
• 9 add the onions, jalapenos, cheese to the cornmeal and mix well.
• 10 add the cracklins to the cornmeal mixture and mix well.
• 11 if the mixture is to thick add the reserved corn liquid and mix well.
• 12 fill the frying pan or the corn muffin tins and bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minute or untill golden brown. enjoy.