irish spicy cornbread

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven and skillet to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cayenne pepper. cut in shortening until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. in a small bowl, beat together milk, eggs and hot pepper sauce. stir milk mixture into the flour/cornmeal mixture until just blended. remove hot skillet from oven, spray with non-stick cooking spray and pour batter into skillet.
• bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.