Corn Sticks

These flavorful corn sticks are great with chili, beans, greens, or any southern meal! The corn sticks are made with coarse or stone ground cornmeal and buttermilk.

Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups coarse cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons melted bacon drippings or melted shortening

Instructions:

Heat the oven to 450°. Generously grease corn stick pans and put in the oven to heat while mixing the batter.

Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.

In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk with egg and shortening or bacon drippings. Stir into the dry mixture until blended.

Pour into the hot corn stick pans and bake for about 15 minutes, or until browned.

Makes about 15 to 18 corn sticks.