Golden Northern Cornbread with Bacon

Name: Golden Northern Cornbread with Bacon
Yield: Serves 9
Ingredients: 8 ounces (227 grams), bacon, cut into small dice; 1 cup, yellow cornmeal (or white), stone-ground; 1 cup, unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 2 , large eggs; 2/3 cup, buttermilk; 2/3 cup, milk; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted, plus extra softened butter for greasing the pan

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1995

After testing scores of recipes, we find that the best cornbread is made with stone-ground cornmeal, two leavenings, and two types of milk.

SERVES 9

TIME 1 hour

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