Jiffy Cornbread Johnny Cake Food

PA'S OLD-FASHIONED JOHNNY CAKE / CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425; grease a 13x9 pan.
• Add dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl, stir through, make a well in the center.
• In another bowl, add eggs, milk, and oil all at once; blend well.
• Add wet to dry ingredients, stir until moistened (don't over-mix or you'll be sorry!).
• Fold in optional ingredients. Sausage should be in crumbles or bite-size pieces.
• Pour into prepared pan; rap pan on counter-top several times to bounce out the air-bubbles.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes--top will be golden-brown.
• Serve with butter and maple syrup.
• OPTION #1: Add 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese.
• OPTION #2: Add 1/2 - 1 cup of sweet corn (plain kernels); adds a neat "chewy" texture to the 'cake.'
• OPTION #3: Add 6 hard-boiled, chopped eggs.
• OPTION #4: Add 1 pound fried & drained pork sausage (crumbled) or links (bite-size).
• TIME-SAVING HINT: Gather a handful of 1-quart zipper bags, fill with DRY ingredients, and store in your cupboard. At meal-time, add wet ingredients as described.

CORNBREAD (JOHNNY CAKE)

Steps:

• Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease an 8″ square pan. Step 2 Stir ingredients together. Batter will be slightly lumpy. (For maximum crown, let batter rest for 3 or 4 minutes, stir lightly before filling pan.) Step 3 Pour batter into greased 8" square pan. Bake 16 - 20 minutes or until golden brown.

UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, heavy cream, eggs, butter, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, add sugar and butter and let melt. When melted, remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Be sure to place maraschino cherries evenly throughout. Pour in batter and smooth top with a spatula. Bake 25 minutes, until cornbread is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
• To serve: place a platter over skillet and invert cake. It should slide out easily. Slice into wedges and serve warm with whipped cream.

SOUTHERN HOECAKES (AKA FRIED CORNBREAD) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Heat a tablespoon of oil and a 1/2 tablespoon of butter together in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon cornbread batter by tablespoons (3-4 inches round) into the skillet, leaving a little space between them. Cook until they start to get little bubbles around the edges and bottom is browned. Carefully, flip hoecakes over with an egg turner and brown the other side. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Repeat process with remaining batter. Serve immediately. A little info on the origin of the "Hoecake": http://www.historiclondontown.com/files/Hoe-Cake-Etymology-web.pdf

MEXICAN CORN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Prepare a 9x5 loaf pan by spraying with cooking spray, or lightly greasing with oil. Set aside.
• Empty the contents of the can of Sweet Cream Corn, Cornbread Mix and the melted stick of butter into a medium bowl. Mix to incorporate the ingredients.
• Pour the mixture into prepared loaf pan, and place in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Use an ice cream or cookie scoop to serve the corn cake.

MOIST JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• Beat egg.
• Add sugar.
• Heat milk to lukewarm.
• Add honey to milk.
• Add the beaten egg and oil.
• Add the dry ingredients; mix until smooth.
• Bake in greased muffin pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Can also be baked in a 9x9" pan.

JIFFY MIX JOHNNY CAKES

Steps:

• Make the johnny cake recipe on the side of the box.

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER STEINBECK'S JOHNNYCAKE (CORNBREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch glass baking dish.
• Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, corn oil and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix just until blended. Pour into the prepared pan, and shake gently to level it out.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown. Serve hot. Just with butter will do, it is plenty sweet enough!

JIFFY JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400°F (205°C) and grease or butter a 9-inch square baking pan or a 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
• Add all of the ingredients to a large mixing bowl: Jiffy mix, eggs, buttermilk, sour cream, jalapenos, red bell pepper, melted butter, and optional cheddar cheese. Mix until well combined then transfer into your prepared baking dish or cast-iron skillet.
• Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 30-35 minutes, or until golden on the edges and top and an inserted cake tester or butter knife comes out clean. *If your top is browning too quickly, place a sheet of aluminum foil over the cornbread for the last 10-15 minutes of baking time.