Corn Bread

I love cornbread, but so many people make it dry and it falls apart. I have been using this recipe for many years and it is always good. It has never been dry and crumbly.

1 egg
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups yellow corn meal ( This is best if you use Hodgson's Mill corn meal )
1 tsp. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup cooking oil
Heat oven t0 450 degrees. Put the 1/4 cup oil in 9 in. square pan. Heat in oven while mixing batter. Beat egg. Add rest of ingredients. Mix just until smooth. Pour hot oil from baking pan into the other ingredients, being very careful not to burn yourself. Stir until oil is mixed in. Pour batter into pan and bake about 20 min. or until golden brown. Don't overbake. It makes it dry.