Mothers Cornbread Food

MOM'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Whisk together the eggs, milk and shortening. Stir into dry ingredients just until blended., Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

MA HARPER'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add milk and mix until smooth. Mix together the eggs and oil in a separate bowl, then stir into the large bowl. If batter appears to be thick you may add more oil or milk. Once combined, pour into an 8-by-18-inch baking pan. Bake until cooked through, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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.

MOM'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Turn oven to 400 degrees.
• Put bacon grease into cast iron skillet.
• Put skillet into oven to melt and remove as soon as it's melted being sure to swirl around to coat the skillet.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, cornmeal, egg, baking powder and milk-use the full cup of milk and then add until you get the right texture.You want it slightly thick but not too thick.
• Add bacon grease to batter and pour back into skillet.
• Bake for about 45 minutes-it will be very golden brown.

MOTHER'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together with the exception of the bacon grease.
• Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F.
• While oven is preheating, melt the bacon grease in your cast iron skillet and swirl around to help keep cornbread from sticking.
• Add grease to cornbread, pour into skillet and bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes or until Golden Brown.

MAMA'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. On the stove top, heat the oil in a large skillet until hot but not boiling. Pour the hot oil into the bowl with the other ingredients and mix well. Pour the batter into the skillet and bake for 35 to 50 minutes. Start checking for doneness after 35 minutes; it should be golden brown when done.

MY MOTHER'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Prepare corn bread as usual.
• Crumble in a bowl and set aside.
• In a saucepan, boil celery, onion and butter in enough water to cover - until the onions turn clear and celery is tender.
• Mix the veggies (with the water) with the corn bread.
• Add sage to taste ( I use a LOT of sage).
• Spread into a 13x9 baking dish and cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Serve with cranberry sauce.

MOM'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Oil an 8-inch cast iron skillet. Heat in the preheated oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Whisk cornmeal, buttermilk, egg, oil, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Pour batter into the hot skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer cornbread to a serving plate.

MAMA'S CORNBREAD CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix eggs, butter, sour cream, and cornbread mix together.
• Pour in both cans of corn.
• Stir in half the cheese.
• Pour into a baking pan or casserole dish.
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
• Bake until the cheese has melted and the center of the casserole is solid.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

MOM'S BEST SKILLET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Oil a cast ironskillet and heat in the oven while you make the batter.
• Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• Whisk together buttermilk and corn syrup until well blended, add skim milk, whisk again. Whisk in yogurt until just dissolved.
• Beat egg whites until stiff.
• Pour milk mixture into flour mixture and stir well.
• Fold in the egg whites.
• Remove skillet from oven, spray with Pam (or melt a bit of butter in it). Pour in batter and bake about 15 minutes till lightly golden. Serve warm.
• NOTE: It is important to use a pre-heated cast-iron skillet. I've tried other dishes but it won't seem to cook properly in anything else.

MOM'S SWEET BUTTERMILK CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Pour vegetable oil into a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and swirl oil to coat bottom and sides of skillet. Place skillet into preheated oven until very hot, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove skillet from oven.
• Whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs in a separate bowl and stir buttermilk into eggs. Pour half (2 tablespoons) of vegetable oil from the hot skillet into buttermilk mixture, retaining remaining oil in skillet, and beat until oil is incorporated. Mix buttermilk mixture into dry ingredients to make a smooth batter. Pour batter into skillet.
• Bake in the oven until top is golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Cut cornbread into servings while in skillet; serve warm.