Cornbread Grandmas Food

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

GRANDMA'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place 1/4 cup margarine in dark coated 8" pan (cast iron works well) and heat in oven until hot.
• Meanwhile, mix together flour, corn meal, milk, buttermilk, salt, 1/4 cup margarine, and canola oil.
• Pour into thoroughly heated pan and bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients enough to blend well, by hand with big blending fork or on low with a hand mixer, enough to blend well.
• Pour into a greased 8 inch square pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• This can easily be doubled & put in a 9 x 13 inch pan.

GRANDMA'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Generously oil a seasoned 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place in the preheated oven; set a timer for 10 minutes.
• While the skillet is heating, place cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl and mix together with a large spoon.
• Place eggs and oil in a medium bowl. Whisk in 1½ cups plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
• When 2 minutes remain on the timer, stir buttermilk mixture into cornmeal mixture using the spoon.
• Remove the skillet from the oven when the timer goes off. Pour batter into the hot skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool cornbread in the skillet for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top of the skillet and invert cornbread onto the plate.

GRANDMA'S BACON FAT CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together in a medium bowl. Fold the wet ingredients into the cornmeal mixture until just combined; set aside.
• Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. When the skillet is smoking-hot, turn off the heat and add the fat, carefully stirring it around the pan as it melts. Pour the melted fat into the cornmeal batter and stir to combine. (Do not wipe out the skillet.) Pour the cornmeal mixture into the hot skillet (batter will sizzle) and bake until the edges are golden brown and the center bounces back when pressed with a finger, 18 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

GRANDMOTHER'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Dump jiffy in bowl.
• Add eggs and oil.
• Add mayo and sugar.
• Stir well, mixture will be thick.
• Put in a 8 x 8-inch dish and cook at 350°F for 30-45 minutes.
• Makes a pan of cornbread that will hold up to beans.

GRANDMA'S MOLASSES CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients until well blended. Put in greased 9-inch round pan.
• Bake at 425°F for 20-25 minutes. Cut in wedges, butter generously and enjoy!

GRANDMA'S CREAMED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of the melted butter into a 9-inch cake pan, and bake for 5 minutes, until the cake pan is very hot. (I never do this, just spray w/ Pam and add the butter to the batter).
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of this mixture, and pour the creamed corn, milk, remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and egg into the well. Stir until smooth. Pour the batter into the hot cake pan.
• Bake until the cornbread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the cornbread from the oven, and let it stand for 15 minutes before serving.

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large microwavable bowl.
• Stir in sugar.
• Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended.
• In separate container or large measuring cup, combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in bowl.
• Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

GRANDMA'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees . Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish or pan. Melt butter in medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add celery and onion; cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
• In large bowl, combine celery mixture, crumbled cornbread, bread pieces, sage and pepper; mix well. Add hot broth and mix well. Taste and add salt and more sage if needed.
• Pour into greased baking dish. Dot top with small pieces of butter. Bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Note: Broth made from boiling a baking hen will be best but canned will work.

GRANDMA'S CORN BREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare the dry corn bread mix according to package directions. Cool and crumble.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the celery and onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, combine the celery, onions, 3 cups crumbled corn bread, eggs, chicken stock, sage and salt and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Place into prepared dish and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.