Classic Cornbread Food

CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400³F.
• Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
• Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm if desired.

CLASSIC CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together melted butter, buttermilk, and eggs. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir just until combined (do not overmix). Transfer batter to pan and smooth top.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack, 15 minutes, before serving.

QUICK CORNBREAD WITH HONEY-BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, add egg and milk and whisk together with a fork to combine. Add creamed corn and stir to combine.
• Add the cornbread mix, using a spatula to combine with wet ingredients.
• Scrape cornbread mixture into the prepared pan and place in the preheated oven. Cook cornbread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool a bit.
• In a small bowl, add softened butter and honey and stir to combine. Cut cornbread into pieces, and slather honey butter onto the warm cornbread.

CLASSIC CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray or line with paper muffin cups.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Stir well.
• Combine beaten egg, milk and melted butter (if using normal butter add less salt).
• Stir into the dry mixture and combine just until blended.
• Chopped jalapenos (from a tin) can also be added, as can chopped red pepper and/or tinned corn kernels.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin pans.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of muffins before baking if desired.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes .

CLASSIC SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. When hot, heat a 10-inch cast iron skillet in oven until very hot, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Combine all but about 1 teaspoon of the butter, buttermilk, and egg. Stir into the dry ingredients just until blended. Stir in chiles, if desired.
• Remove skillet from oven to a trivet or hot pad. Using a pastry brush, quickly coat pan with the remaining teaspoon of melted butter.
• Pour batter into pan, filling each triangle about 2/3 full. Bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pan, cool completely on rack.