Help, can anyone recomend an alternative to buttermilk. I have been having a hel of a lot of trouble finding it here in New Zealand. Thanks in advance -Steve >Grammaw's Black-skillet cornbread >This is a fairly dense, hearty bread, it will hold together when dipped >in navy bean soup. This is nothing at all like the Marie Callenders >type of cornbread which is too sweet and more cake than bread. This >sticks to your ribs. . >Anyway, here is the recipe. Note, there is NO sugar in this recipe. > >2 cups stone-ground cornmeal, white or yellow (I use 1/2 coarse & 1/2 >medium. Buy in health food store >1 teaspoon baking soda >1 teaspoon salt >2 tablespoons flour >2 large eggs, lightly beaten >2 cups buttermilk >2 tablespoons canola oil or corn oil (I make it with melted lard, but I >don't to worry about cholesterol. > >Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease skillet and place in oven to heat. >Combine all the dry ingredients and whisk to mix. >Add eggs, buttermilk and oil. >Mix just enough to be sure all the dry ingredients are moist and there >are no dry lumps. >Pour into smoking-hot skillet, (batter should sizzle and start to puff >around edges. Return to oven and bake for 30-50 minutes or until cake >tester inserted in center comes out clean. (ovens vary) >For variations, you can add freshly-cut-off-the-cob sweetcorn. >You can add some diced or chopped green chiles, Jalapenos, Habaneros or >what suits your fancy. >You can add crumbled crisp bacon >You can add some finely diced onion lightly toasted in the oven. >You can add a bit of grated cheese. I grate it fairly fine and let it >air dry for close to an hour so it doesn't melt away to nothing. > >Cut into wedges. serve hot with fresh butter. >-- >Andie Paysinger & the PENDRAGON Basenjis,Teafer,Cheesy,Singer & Player >asenji@earthlink.net So. Calif. USA "In the face of adversity, be >patient, in the face of a basenji, be prudent, be canny, be on your >guard!" >http://home.earthlink.net/~asenji/ ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: Steve Taylor - Producer - Terabyte Interactive COURIER: Level 6, 235 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand MAIL: PO Box 99250, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand ___________________________________________________________________ TEL: + 64 9 522 0914 EMAIL 1: stevet@terabyte.co.nz FAX: + 64 9 522 0925 EMAIL 2: 74757.3344@compuserve.com CELL: + 64 21 782 808 URL: www.terabyte.co.nz ___________________________________________________________________