A recipe from Felicity Cloake’s ” Perfect Host” which is good for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 20 g lard or 1 tbsp oil
- 4 rashers of streaky smoked bacon finely chopped
- 200 g medium cornmeal
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp soft brown sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 500 ml buttermilk
- 2 tbsp chopped mixed peel
Servings:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/gas mark 7. Heat the fat in a small, ovenproof, heavy-based frying pan (about 20cm diameter) until it sizzles. Add the bacon and cook until crisp.
- Meanwhile, mix the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar in a large bowl and whisk the egg and buttermilk in a jug. Lift the bacon out of the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside, keeping the pan on the heat.
- Pour the egg mixture into the cornmeal mix and stir, then fold through the bacon and peel, followed by the bacon drippings from the pan.
- Tip the batter into the hot pan and bake for about 25 minutes, until golden on top. Let it sit for a few minutes before turning it out. Serve cut into wedges, with plenty of butter.
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