Bacon Upside-Down Corn Bread

Excerpted from "The Muppet Show Cookbook"

Bacon Upside-Down Corn Bread

1 ½ C. cornmeal

1 C. Flour

2 t. sugar

1 t. salt

1 T. baking powder

¼ t. baking soda

1 ½ C. buttermilk

2 eggs, beaten

½ C. cooking oil or butter, melted

6 to 8 slices bacon

Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in mixing bowl. Combine soda and buttermilk and add to dry ingredients. Add eggs and oil or butter. Stir until mixture is thoroughly moistened.

Fry bacon until cooked partially (still limp). Drain on paper towels. Line bottom of a greased 9-inch square pan with waxed paper. Arrange bacon on waxed paper and pour batter into pan. Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool a few minutes. Turn bread out upside down on board. Remove waxed paper. Cut into Squares and serve warm. Serves 8 to 10.