Cornbread With Dried Cranberries Food

CRANBERRY CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Stir cranberries with 1 tablespoon of sugar in a bowl. Whisk flour, cornmeal, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, and melted butter together in a third bowl. Pour milk mixture into dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir cranberries into batter; pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until corn bread is golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely in pan before cutting into squares for serving.

SAGE CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• To prepare cornbread: Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat a medium cast-iron skillet in the oven for 10 minutes. If using butter or bacon fat, add it to the pan to melt.
• Meanwhile, combine cornmeal, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Lightly beat egg in a large measuring cup and stir in buttermilk. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• Pour the melted butter (or bacon fat or 2 tablespoons oil) into the batter. Stir to combine, then pour the batter back into the hot skillet. Bake the cornbread until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let dry in the pan on a wire rack overnight before making dressing.
• To prepare dressing: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch (or similar 3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Crumble the cornbread into a large bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add to the cornbread. Pour broth (or stock) over and add eggs, sage, thyme, pepper and salt. Stir well to combine. Transfer the dressing to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake until puffed and golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

CORNBREAD WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• *Note: you can mimic the flavor of Trader Joes' brand of orange flavored dried cranberries by stirring about 1/4 teaspoon of orange extract into the batter.
• CORNBREAD: Preheat oven to 375 degrees (190 degree C).
• In a small saucepan over medium low heat, melt [2 tablespoons] of butter and set aside. Cut up the remaining 2 tablespoons butter into an 8-inch cast iron skillet.
• Place pan in oven until it is hot and the butter is melted and sizzling, about 1-2 minutes (Watch carefully!) Using oven mitts, rotate the pan as need to coat bottom evenly with melted butter. Remove from oven.
• In large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center. Whisk together the buttermilk, melted butter and beaten egg and pour it into the cornmeal mixture.
• Using a wooden spoon, mix the batter just until it comes together, okay to have some lumps. DO NOT overmix the batter.
• Coarsely chop the cranberries and stir them into the batter. Tip: to make chopping the cranberries easier, wet the knife on both sides. Spread batter evenly into the hot pan.
• Bake at 375 degrees until the top springs back when pressed gently in the center, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Let cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Best served warm.
• If desired, spread some of the maple butter onto each slice of cornbread.
• MAPLE BUTTER: Using a heavy-bottomed saucepan over low heat, heat maple syrup until 235 degrees Fahrenheit (soft ball stage on a candy thermometer).
• Stir in butter.
• Pour mixture into a [deep] bowl (use a *deep* bowl to avoid splattering yourself with the hot liquid!), stir in the vanilla extract and beat with electric mixer until thick and creamy, about 4 minutes.
• Keep stored in glass container in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs; mix well. Combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in cranberries., Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Serve warm.

CORNBREAD/SAUSAGE DRESSING WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut cornbread into 1-inch cubes and place in large mixing bowl with 2 tblsp of olive oil.
• Add 2 tblsp of fresh thyme (1/2 tblsp dried) to mixing bowl and toss cornbread to coat.
• Spread the cornbread out on baking sheets and bake at 350 until slightly toasted (about 15 minutes).
• Allow toasted cornbread to cool at room temperature for about 30 minutes, then return to bowl.
• While cornbread is cooling, brown bulk sausage over medium heat until cooked through/lightly browned.
• Use a slotted spoon to remove sausage from frying pan (or drain grease) and add sausage to mixing bowl.
• Heat remaining 2 tblsp of olive oil and butter over medium heat and add onion and celery.
• Saute onions and celery for about 10 minutes.
• Add dried cranberries or cherries to onion/celery and saute for about 5 minutes.
• Fold the mixture into the bowl with cornbread and sausage.
• Add the remaining thyme, sage, parsley to the mixing bowl and toss well with spatula.
• Drizzle the mixture with chicken broth to moisten and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place into baking pan (s), cover with foil and cook for 25-30 minutes.

CORNBREAD RING WITH CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray braided ring mold with cooking spray.
• Stir muffin mix, milk, butter and eggs in large bowl until well blended. Stir in cranberries. Spoon into ring mold.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from ring mold to wire rack, placing braid side up. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

CRANBERRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir flour, cornmeal, 1/3 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt until mixed. Add eggs, milk and oil; beat with spoon until mixed.
• In small bowl, toss cranberries and 2 tablespoons sugar until coated. Fold into batter. Spread in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.