Save the experiments for things that need fixin'. If a good recipe ain't broke, don't try to to fix it:
2 cups of self-rising cornmeal
1/3 cup of vegetable oil (or bacon grease if you have it)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup of milk
The bacon grease is required!! LOL. And I prefer the CI when making it. If your cornmeal is not self rising, what is it that you add to make it so? Wasn't it baking powder?