Southwestern Recipes
Skillet Bread
Skillet bread has a place in history. Cooks who crossed the country in a Conestoga wagon knew how to prepare it whenever they could pull out their fry pans.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add milk and stir with a wooden spoon (very important for authenticity) until mixture is spongy.
- Heat butter in a 10 inch skillet (cast iron is authentic). Keep heat low and do not brown. Be sure butter is evenly spread in pan.
- Add batter and cook for 15 minutes or until bottom side is golden brown. Use a large spatula to lift and turn. Cook 15 minutes more.
- Serve on a round platter spread with butter and jelly.
Attribution
Chicago Tribune - many years ago