Cornbread Madeleines With Leeks And Pecans Food

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH ANCHO CHILE BUTTER

Steps:

• For the ancho chile butter: Mix the butter, cilantro, ancho powder, honey and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• For the madeleines: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray the madeleine mold with cooking spray.
• Mix the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter and egg until well mixed. Stir the flour mixture into the buttermilk mixture until just combined; do not overmix. Fold in the Cheddar, corn and jalapenos.
• Scoop 1 heaping tablespoon of the mixture into each madeleine mold. Gently tap the mold to release any air bubbles. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Serve the madeleines dolloped with the ancho butter.

PECAN-TOPPED CORNBREAD WITH HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 9- or 8-inch round cake pan with baking spray with flour. In medium bowl, stir all cornbread ingredients except pecans until well blended. Pour into pan. Sprinkle pecans evenly over top.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with spoon until creamy. Slowly beat in honey and salt until well blended.
• Serve warm cornbread with honey butter.

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH JALAPEñO

Steps:

• Use 1 1/2 tablespoons of the butter to grease 3 madeleine pans (12 madeleines each). Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a small skillet, add shallots and sauté on medium 6 minutes or so, until soft and barely beginning to brown. Mix with jalapeños in a small bowl and set aside.
• Combine corn meal, corn flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl and whisk to blend. Mix milk and buttermilk with the eggs in another bowl, beating just enough to blend. Pour wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and fold together. Fold in the shallots and jalapeños.
• Spoon batter into madeleine molds, filling them almost to the top. Bake 15 minutes, until firm to the touch. Let cool 30 minutes, then remove from pans. Serve warm, or set aside to rewarm and serve later.

MAPLE-PECAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, syrup and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in pecans. , Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm with syrup if desired or allow to cool.

GLUTEN-FREE CORNBREAD MADELEINES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425F (220C). Grease a madeleine mold with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cornmeal, gluten-free flour blend, sugar, salt and baking powder
• Whisk in the milk, eggs and better until well-combined
• Fill the cavities of the madeleine mold with the batter, reserving the remaining batter for later.
• Bake in oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a madeleine comes out clean.
• Let the madeleines cool for a few minutes in the madeleine pan or madeleine mold before removing and letting them cool completely at room temperature on a wire rack.
• If you like, feel free to sprinkle confectioner's sugar over the madeleines once cooled.

CORNBREAD MADELEINES WITH LEEKS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°. Spray madeleine tins with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pecans in a large bowl. In a separate small bowl, stir together the honey, buttermilk, egg and 4 tablespoons of the melted butter. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to a small skillet over medium heat. Add leeks to the pan and sauté just until they are limp and beginning to brown. Stir into the buttermilk mixture. Stir this mixture into the cornmeal mixture just until combined. Spoon the batter into the prepare tins, filling each mold 2/3 full.
• Bake until firm and golden, 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the madeleines out onto a wire rack. Serve warm.

CORNMEAL-HONEY MADELEINES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together sugar and eggs in another medium bowl until pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Whisk in honey. Fold in flour mixture using a rubber spatula. Pour in butter in a slow, steady stream, folding gently to combine. Refrigerate batter for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a cast-iron pan, and fill about three-quarters full. Bake until golden around edges (time will vary depending on size of pan). Remove from oven, and immediately transfer madeleines from pan to a wire rack. Let cool. Coat each with glaze, and serve immediately.

APPLE PECAN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 3 quart casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, and saute the celery and onion for 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornbread, stuffing mix, parsley, ginger, and salt. Mix in the celery and onion mixture, chopped apple, chopped pecans, apple juice, and beaten eggs. Spoon dressing into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through, and lightly browned on top.

BLUE CORNBREAD MADELEINES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Stir together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Whisk in the milk, butter and honey. Gently stir in the corn and cilantro.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the egg-milk mixture. Stir just until well blended. Spoon batter into well-buttered and floured madeleine pans, filling each shell 3/4 full.
• Bake for about 6 minutes. Invert pan over wire rack and tap to release madeleines. Serve warm.