Black Eyed Pea Bread Food

BLACK-EYED PEA CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until sausage is crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Mix cornmeal, flour, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk, oil, and eggs together in a small bowl. Add to the cornmeal mixture, stirring just until moistened. Stir in sausage mixture, black-eyed peas, Cheddar cheese, corn, green chile peppers, and pickled jalapeno peppers. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

BLACK-EYED PEA BREAD

Steps:

• Thaw bread dough loaves in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.
• Cook sausage, pepperoni, and onion in a large skillet, stirring until sausage is well done.
• Drain well.
• Cool slightly, and stir in black-eyed peas, cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese.
• Roll each loaf of thawed bread dough into a 12 x 5-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface.
• Brush on combined egg yolks and milk, spread each loaf evenly with sausage mixture.
• Roll up, starting with long side, pinch ends to seal.
• Place seam side down on lightly greased baking sheet.
• Brush remaining egg yolk and milk mixture over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, cover with foil and bake another 10 minutes.

BLACK EYED PEA BURGERS

Steps:

• Place the drained peas in a large bowl and set aside.
• Heat the oil in skillet, add garlic, chilies, and cumin.
• Saute about 2 minutes, then add onion and corn.
• Reduce heat to medium, sauté until onions are very translucent and corn is thawed.
• Place in bowl with peas, mash with immersion blender and mash, it is OK if some peas and other items remain whole.
• Let cool and add bread crumbs, stir.
• Add flour and form into 4 patties on waxed paper.
• Heat skillet on medium heat, spray each burger with cooking spray.
• Cook on each side until golden brown.
• Store unused patties in Tupperware.
• To serve: Salsa, guacamole, cheese slice, lettuce OR sliced tomatoes, mayonnaise, cheese slice, sliced avocado on toasted burger buns.

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND BACON BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water; set aside.
• In a bowl combine ginger, sugar, flour, whole wheat flour, bran, wheat germ, white pepper, bacon bits, dried onion flakes, and oil. Add the yeast mixture and knead until smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes. Knead in black eyed peas (drained). Allow to rise, covered, in a warm place for 2 hours.
• Punch down; place in a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan, and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 350*F for 20 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

SOUTHERN BLACK-EYED PEAS

Steps:

• In a 5 quart Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Cook onion, celery and garlic in bacon drippings until tender; add broth, salt, pepper and peas. Bring to a boil and skim top if necessary.
• Lower heat to simmer; crumble bacon and add to peas.
• Adjust seasonings to taste, cover and simmer until peas are tender (30 minutes to 1 hour depending on how tender you like them).