Fran's Cornbread

Ingredients

One and one-half cups buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon sugar
One-half teaspoon salt
One-half teaspoon baking soda
One-half cup all-purpose flour
One and one-half cups cornmeal
One-fourth cup vegetable oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the first five ingredients together. Stir in the cornmeal and flour. Make a well in the batter and slowly add the oil while incorporating it into the batter. Heat about a teaspoon of oil in a 9-inch skillet, preferably iron, until it just beings smoking. Pour batter into the pan, place in the preheated oven, and bake for about 25 minutes. (Check the bread at 20 minutes.. if a toothpick comes out clean, remove from the oven).

Makes 6 to 8 servings