Caramelized Vidalia Onion Bacon Cornbread
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Makes: 6 to 8
 
Ingredients
  • 6 slices thick-cut bacon
  • 2 Vidalia onions, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • 1 ¼ cups stoneground cornmeal (we used Bob’s Red Mill Medium Grind)
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1⅓ cups buttermilk
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
  1. Fry bacon until crisp in 9-inch cast-iron pan. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels, leaving fat in pan. Add onions to pan, turn heat down and sauté, stirring often until golden brown and very soft 9this could take up to 15 minutes; don’t rush and take care not to burn the onions).
  2. Meanwhile, position rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  3. Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
  4. Measure buttermilk into a microwave safe liquid measuring cup, add honey and zap in microwave until just warm enough to melt the honey, whisking to combine. Meanwhile whisk eggs and melted butter in a bowl, then whisk in buttermilk/honey. Pour liquid mixture over dry and stir gently just until combined. Crumble cooled bacon into batter, fold in then scrape batter on top of caramelized onions.
  5. Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick tests clean. Serve as soon as possible.
Recipe by Bakepedia at https://www.bakepedia.com/caramelized-vidalia-onion-bacon-cornbread/