Dolly Parton's Southern roots are evident in her cooking, with her favorite dessert being banana pudding. She uses three ingredients: self-rising coarse cornmeal, buttermilk, bacon drippings, and a little salt and pepper. The consistency of this bread is also crucial, and she prefers Martha White or White Lilly self-raising cornmeal for its grainy texture. Despite modern versions of this cornbread, these ingredients are not intended to be sweetened with sugar or to turn the texture cakey instead of dense and rich. Parton shares her recipe with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, who makes them as muffins or in a pan.