Corn Bread

[AZRedhawk44]

Anyone have good corn bread recipes they want to share?

Havin' some home made crockpot chili for dinner and want some corn bread to go with it.

[Thor]

I use two boxes of Jiffy Mix for a 12"  cast iron skillet. I do amend the recipe. I add 2/3rds of a cup of Bisquick or similar, extra milk, an extra egg or two and some brown sugar. Bake at 325° for about 45 mins. Don't ask me for actual measurements because I cook by look and feel.

[K Frame]

Not exactly corn bread, but it's frigging awesome.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sweet-corn-bread-pudding-recipe2/index.html


Other than that, I normally just use the recipe off the back of the bag of Indian Head corn meal.

http://www.wrmills.com/sweetcornbread.html

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Pick up any box/bag of cornmeal/cornbread mix, follow instructions, and add more butter than they recommend.

[GigaBuist]

Taken from Steven H. Graham's old blog:

2 cups self-rising WHITE WHITE WHITE cornmeal - I like Martha White.
1 1/2 cups milk or buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup bacon grease - Lard is not as good.
1 tbsp. sugar

The sugar is optional, but if you don't use it, you won't have the amusing experience of having your guests ask where you got the amazing cornmeal. It will NOT make the cornbread sweet.

Preheat your oven to 450. Put a seasoned 9" skillet in the oven, with 1/4 cup of bacon grease inside. Make the batter.

Some recipes say to beat the egg. I think it makes absolutely no difference. Combine the meal, milk, egg, and sugar in a bowl. Add extra salt if you want. Mix thoroughly. THOROUGHLY.

When the grease is smoking and the skillet is hot, pour the grease into the batter. It will spatter a bit. Mix it in. Pour the batter into the hot skillet and bake for around 25 minutes.

Tastes just like grandma's!

[mtnbkr]

Cracklin' Bread.  Google. it.

Chris

[MechAg94]

Pick up any box/bag of cornmeal/cornbread mix, follow instructions, and add more butter than they recommend.

You might add a little more sugar also.

[crt360]

Cornbread, yum.  Jalapeno cornbread, yum+.

[Brad Johnson]

2 cups self-rising WHITE WHITE WHITE cornmeal - I like Martha White.
1 1/2 cups milk or buttermilk
1 egg
1/4 cup bacon grease - Lard is not as good.
1 tbsp. sugar

Preheat your oven to 450. Put a seasoned 9" skillet in the oven, with 1/4 cup of bacon grease inside. Make the batter.

Combine the meal, milk, egg, and sugar in a bowl. Add extra salt if you want. Mix thoroughly. THOROUGHLY.

When the grease is smoking and the skillet is hot, pour the grease into the batter. It will spatter a bit. Mix it in. Pour the batter into the hot skillet and bake for around 25 minutes.

That's pretty much my grandmother's recipe. Yeah bacon grease!

If you don't have any self-rising cornmeal just use regular cornmeal but add 1 teaspoon of baking soda. You can use regular milk if you substitute baking powder for the baking soda. Flavor isn't as good though. You can also substitute toasted sesame oil for the bacon grease. Again, not quite as good but still very tasty.

Brad

[seeker_two]

Mix up two boxes of Jiffy Cornbread Mix as instructed.

Add 1/2 can black-eyed peas (drained) , 1/2 can corn (drained) , small can green chilies or 1/2 jar banana peppers (drained) , 1/4 cup fluid from the peppers, 1 cup shredded cheese (I prefer Fiesta Blend or medium Cheddar), and 1lb Owens Regular Sausage (optional, I prefer it w/o).

Spread into your largest casserole pan.

Bake according to Jiffy box directions until done (the toothpick comes out clean).

My wife hates peas of any kind, but she'll eat this stuff up.... 

[BlueStarLizzard]

jiffy mix and mom's neat octogon shaped pan. serve warm with butter melted on the inside. *yum*

[thebaldguy]

Cornbread, yum.  Jalapeno cornbread, yum+.

I use the recipe on the back of the Quaker corn meal box with one or two diced jalapenos thrown in. I have a 8 piece round cast iron cornbread skillet that I heat up in the oven first, then I grease/oil it up and put in the batter.

[Fly320s]

We use Stonewall Kitchen's buttermilk mix.  It's good to go as is, but shredded cheddar and jalepeno slices make it better.

[Uncle Bubba]

Whatever recipe you follow, do not under any circumstances put sugar in it. If you use sugar to make it it's not cornbread, it's cake made with corn meal rather than flour.

Selah.

[Reifen]

Whatever recipe you follow, do not under any circumstances put sugar in it. If you use sugar to make it it's not cornbread, it's cake made with corn meal rather than flour.

Selah.

This.

Can't stand sweet cornbread...

[BlueStarLizzard]

Whatever recipe you follow, do not under any circumstances put sugar in it. If you use sugar to make it it's not cornbread, it's cake made with corn meal rather than flour.

Selah.

people do this. and the point is?

[French G.]

The key ingredient. Whatever recipe you decide on, just make sure you cook it in a cast iron pan. No other right way to do it IMO.

[BobR]

+1 to cast iron. Pre heat the skillet in the oven before you put your batter in it.

Sugar or no sugar? I guess it depends on which side of the TN/KY border you happen to be on. North seems to include sugar and south doesn't.

bob

[K Frame]

people do this. and the point is?

There's a couple of reasons for adding sugar.

1. It enhances the taste of the corn. Corn and sugar are natural analogs.

2. It enhances browning.

[French G.]

3. It enhances diabetes. I used to love corn pudding, fair amount of sugar in there, tasted great. Not so much anymore.

[GigaBuist]

There's a couple of reasons for adding sugar.

1. It enhances the taste of the corn. Corn and sugar are natural analogs.

2. It enhances browning.

Yep, a little sugar is fine as it enhances the taste but proper corn bread shouldn't be sweet tasting.  Grandma referred to that as "Johnny Cake."

[seeker_two]

It depends on what you're serving the cornbread with....if you're doing a chili or spicy stew or pot of beans, a little sweetness doesn't hurt....sweet cornbread is also great for breakfast....with a sweet main dish like a cold broccoli salad or black-eyed peas cooked with sweet onion, you want the non-sweetened cornbread....

....I enjoy both.... 

[roo_ster]

[lee n. field]

Anyone have good corn bread recipes they want to share?

<shrug>.  Make regular cornbread, but with whole (non-degerminated) corn meal.  It's much closer to a flour, and the end result is much closer to being bread.

[Uncle Bubba]

<shrug>.  Make regular cornbread, but with whole (non-degerminated) corn meal.  It's much closer to a flour, and the end result is much closer to being bread.

Nothing personal, but that seems kinda pointless. If you're gonna do that then just use flour and make hoecake and don't fret with the cornmeal.