we have 3 threads on corn bread recipes here in the not-so-distant past

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=43283#872262

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=72661#1253558

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=57460#903467

if you put in buttermilk yogurt or sour cream they rise better.

and if you bake in a cast iron skillet that has been heated with oil
in it as the oven has warmed, it gets a nice crispy crust outside.