Waylon's Corn Bread

      I found this recipe for Waylon Jenning's Cornbread in Gatherings A West Texas Collection of Recipes.  It's a great all round corn bread recipe, not too sweet, has lots of corn flavor and bakes up light and buttery.  Oil your 10 inch oven well and bake it with 10 coals in a ring around the bottom and cover the lid completely with coals.  Give it a peek after 15 minutes, mine was done in exactly 20 minutes.  This moist corn bread tastes almost better the next day, tuck this recipe away and give it a try in your dutch oven or cast iron skillet. 

Waylon's Corn Bread
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup white cornmeal
1 cup flour
1 Tblsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup melted butter

     Lightly oil or spray a 10 inch dutch oven.
     Beat eggs with buttermilk in large bowl.
     Add sugar, baking soda, cornmeal, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
     Stir in melted butter.
     Pour batter into prepared oven.
     Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
     Makes 8 servings.

Recipe makes a light, thin batter

Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees

So moist and buttery