This is based on a polenta cake recipe I found on the web somewhere. The oil from the original recipe is substituted with rendered bacon fat, then the bits are mixed into the batter and it’s baked. I like to buy the bacon scraps from the meat counter at New Seasons for this; it’s already cut up. I’ve been tweaking and working this recipe for a bit, it’s almost ready. Ready enough to share with my faithful readers. It still evolves, however. My friends ask me to make this for picnics and such, this one here was for an Independence Day party at my neighbor Damien’s house. I’m glad I made it that day; it caught the attention of someone who wanted the recipe for something awesome. As i started to put the recipe together; rendering the bacon and sifting the dry ingredients, I realized I wasn’t going to have enough fat. Fortunately, I had some pork belly scraps in the freezer, also a deli cup of the rendered fat. Hooray for melted pig flesh!
- Cut most the bacon into small dice. Leave some bigger chunks for chewy treats throughout.
- Render the bacon in your 10 inch cast iron skillet. I recently learned to put some water in the bottom of the pan and cover it, steaming the bacon some to get at that delicious fat. Remove the lid after about 8 minutes, and brown the bacon. If you use a 10 inch cast iron skillet like I do, bake the cornbread right in that pan without washing it.
- Weigh the dry ingredients into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- In a separate bowl, weigh the liquid ingredients and whisk to combine.
- Whisk the wet into the dry and mix to a smooth batter. Stir in the canned corn. Stir in the bacon.
- Bake in desired form at 325 until golden brown and springy, about 12-15 minutes
mmmm bacon……i was making some “cowboy” cookies the other day and was looking for something else to add to the mix. I thought of bacon! When i asked my boss what he thought of me putting crumbled bacon in my cookies, he just looked at me and rolled his eyes. I definetly have to make those cookies now! i think they’d be awesome. or am i the only one???
@Bree- Uh, no…make those cookies immediately and please send me the recipe. What’s a cowboy cookie?
i also call it a trailmix cookie. m&m’s, choc chips, raisins, and a little cinnamon. its just a regular chocolate chip cookie base, but i add extra goodies to it. i think the bacon would be unexpected and yummy!!
@Bree- Ah, that does sound good…bacon does have a tendency to make things awesome…
i agree! bacon is awesome!
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