LEOLA'S CORNBREAD

Ingredients:
Yellow cornmeal - 1 1/2 cups
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Baking powder - 1 tbsp
Eggs - 2
Melted and cooled butter - 6 tbsp
Melted and cooled vegetable shortening - 8 tbsp
Milk - 1 1/2 cups

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Sift the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder into a mixing bowl.
• Beat the eggs lightly, add the melted butter and shortening, and stir in the milk.
• Pour into the dry ingredients bowl and beat together for about one minute, or until smooth. Do not over beat.
• Lightly butter a 9 by 5 by 3" loaf pan and pour the batter.
• Bake in the center of the oven for about 30 minutes or until the bread comes slightly away from the edge of the pan and is golden brown.
• Serve hot.