Martha Washington Spoon Bread Food

SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir cornmeal into 2 cups of milk and let the mixture come to a boil, making a mush. Remove from heat. Add remaining milk and add beaten egg yolks. Stir in salt, baking powder, and melted butter. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in a buttered 2-quart souffle dish 30 minutes.

EASY SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first three ingredients with 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Stir in milk. Add eggs and beat well. Pour into greased baking dish. Bake 30 minutes or until set.

SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 1 1/2-quart souffle dish.
• Combine the cornmeal, salt, and sugar and stir slowly into scalded milk in saucepan. Over low heat, blend in butter. Remove saucepan from heat and beat in egg yolks and baking powder. Let cool.
• Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Gently fold into cornmeal mixture. Pour batter into prepared mold and bake until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8-inch-square baking dish or 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• Combine the cornmeal and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Gradually add the boiling water while whisking out any lumps. Add the melted butter and stir to blend. Let the mixture cool for about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the milk into the cornmeal mixture.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs thoroughly.
• Whisk the beaten eggs into the cornmeal mixture along with the baking powder. Blend well with a whisk or electric mixer.
• Turn the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Serve the spoon bread hot with plenty of butter.

SWEET POTATO SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake sweet potatoes until soft when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool. Peel, and discard skins.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan over medium heat combine cornmeal, milk, butter, brown sugar, spices, salt, and 1 cup water. Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Butter a 2-quart baking dish. Working in batches if necessary, place cornmeal mixture, sweet potatoes, flour, honey, eggs, and cream in a food processor. Process until smooth; pour into dish. Bake until golden brown, about 45 minutes. Serve.

CARROT SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart baking dish. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine carrots with 3 tablespoons water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until tender, 4 minutes. Drain carrots in a fine-mesh sieve. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk in eggs, sugar, and butter until combined. Fold in carrots and transfer mixture to prepared dish. Bake until top is golden brown, edges pull away from sides of dish, and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

SWEET POTATO-GINGER SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart baking dish and dust with cornmeal. Steam sweet potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and mash until very smooth; let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring milk to a simmer. Whisk in cornmeal in a thin stream. Cook, whisking constantly until just thickened, 1 to 3 minutes; remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, stir together mashed potatoes, cornmeal mixture, egg yolks, sugar, molasses, ginger, and salt. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Stir in half of egg whites into cornmeal mixture. Very gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish, place on a baking sheet and bake until puffed and set, 35 to 40 minutes.

CHEDDAR-CORN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 2-quart souffle dish or casserole; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, milk, corn, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and cayenne. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture is slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Let cool until just warm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Stir in egg yolks until combined.
• In a clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites and a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Stir 1/3 of the whites into cornmeal mixture until combined, then gently fold in the remaining whites with a rubber spatula. Pour into prepared dish.
• Place dish in oven; reduce oven heat to 375 degrees. Bake until browned on top but still slightly loose in the center, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

OLDE TAVERN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Measure the milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornmeal; cook and stir for several minutes, until cornmeal has absorbed all of the milk. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about 1 hour. The mixture will be very stiff.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Place the cornmeal mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the eggs, salt, baking powder and butter. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges become lightly toasted. Serve hot directly from the dish by the spoonful.

CORNMEAL-CREME FRAICHE SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine milk, butter, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to maintain simmer. Gradually whisk in cornmeal until mixture is thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; whisk in creme fraiche.
• In a large heatproof bowl, whisk together egg yolks and chives. Gradually whisk in cornmeal mixture; fold in corn.
• Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Whisk egg whites on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Stir one-quarter of beaten whites into cornmeal mixture to loosen. Gently fold in remaining whites until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until puffed and lightly browned on top, about 40 minutes. Serve immediately.