Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon
• 1 1/4 cups cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup mashed cooked sweet potato
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Cook and stir bacon in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove and chop bacon, leaving 1 tablespoon of bacon drippings in skillet.
3. Whisk cornmeal, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Stir sweet potato, buttermilk, and eggs together in a separate bowl until thoroughly combined. Stir sweet potato mixture into dry ingredients and mix chopped bacon into batter. Pour batter into the cast-iron skillet.
4. Bake corn bread in the preheated oven until browned and bread feels firm to the touch, about 30 minutes. Turn corn bread onto a serving plate and cut into wedges for serving.