Oven Baked Griddle Corn Bread Food

CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Pour cornmeal into a large bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, sugar, melted butter, baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk and egg until batter is smooth.
• Heat a lightly greased griddle over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the griddle and cook until edges are dry, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter.

SKILLET CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place 9-inch cast-iron skillet in oven to warm it.
• Mix milk and cornmeal together in small bowl and let soak for 10 minutes.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Beat cornmeal mixture, eggs, and butter into the flour mixture until you have a smooth batter, about 1 minute.
• Remove skillet from oven. Swish vegetable oil in the skillet to coat; pour off excess.
• Pour batter into the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 18 to 23 minutes. Cut into wedges to serve.

GRIDDLE CORN CAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine the egg, corn, milk and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Drop batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a hot nonstick griddle. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.

OVEN-FRIED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Place 2 tablespoons oil in a 10-in. cast-iron skillet; place in oven. Preheat oven to 450°. Whisk together cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk and remaining oil. Add to cornmeal mixture; stir just until moistened., Carefully remove hot skillet from oven. Add batter; bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cut into wedges; serve warm.

OVEN BAKED GRIDDLE CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place salt pork in 11-inch cast-iron skillet and render it over medium heat until the bits turn crispy and are etched with brown.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, stir together cornmeal and flour. Put baking soda into palm of hand and rub out any lumps. Then brush it evenly over surface of flour-cornmeal mixture and stir in.
• In a smaller bowl, whisk 1 cup buttermilk with egg until well blended.
• When salt pork is cooked as directed, remove pan from flame and carefully scrape all the bits of pork and most of the fat into cornmeal-flour mixture, reserving a little fat in skillet. Place skillet in preheated oven.
• Mix salt pork bits into cornmeal-flour mixture and then, with spatula, gently turn in the liquid, mixing only enough so there are no large dry lumps left in batter. Batter should be molten but not liquid (pourable but not runny). If necessary, gently work in a little more buttermilk.
• When fat on griddle begins to smoke, remove griddle from oven (protect hands well; it will be very hot). Scrape batter into center of griddle, letting it spread out of its own accord. It will not quite cover the surface. The batter should sizzle when it hits the hot iron.
• Immediately put griddle back in oven and bake 8 to 10 minutes, the length of time depending on whether you like a slightly custardy center. Corn bread is done when golden on top and the center does not quiver when gently shaken. Remember to protect hands when handling skillet. The bottom of the pancake is especially crusty. Invert whole cake onto a plate or cutting board so it is served with crust on top. Eat with butter if you like, but it is delicious as is.

CORN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder, paprika, and salt into a bowl. Combine the corn, egg and milk, add to the flour mixture and mix well. Then add the butter.
• Spoon onto a hot griddle, using 2 to 3 tablespoons of the mixture for each cake. Cook until bubbles show on the surface, then turn the cakes over and cook the other sides until golden brown. Serve with crisp rashers of bacon and maple syrup.

SAVORY CORN GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl combine cornmeal, baking soda, salt, and sugar. In another bowl whisk together egg, buttermilk, and oil. Stir into the flour mixture along with the corn, jalapeno, and cilantro.
• Coat a griddle or heavy skillet with vegetable cooking spray and place over moderately high heat. Pour about 1/4 cup batter onto hot griddle, forming a 4 to 5-inch round. Turn cakes when bubbles form on the top and the bottoms are golden. Continue to cook on the second side until cooked through, another 3 or 4 minutes. Keep cakes covered in a warm oven on the lowest setting until ready to serve (u

CORNCAKES ON THE GRIDDLE

Steps:

• Mix the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. It will be particularly convenient if you have one of those 2 quart measuring cups with the pour spout.
• Beat the eggs into the milk or buttermilk.
• Mix the milk-egg mixture into the cornmeal mixture. I find that a fork is a better tool than a spoon for this.
• Note -- the batter will be a bit thicker than ordinary pancake batter but should still pour. Different types of cornmeal will make a thicker or thinner batter and it may thicken on standing as you cook -- making it hard to get the centers of the later batches done. Add more milk a little at a time if necessary.
• Heat your griddle medium to medium-high. Butter it lighly and pour out batter to make cakes 3-4 inches across.
• Cook until bubbles appear in the upper surface and the bottom is nicely browned. Turn and cook until the bottom is brown and the cake is cooked through. Reduce heat and/or add more milk to the batter if the centers aren't cooked before the outsides threaten to burn.
• Butter the griddle very lightly between batches --just enough to prevent sticking and encourage browning but not enough to give them a fried texture.
• Serve with butter, jelly, apple butter, or other favorite bread spread.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES (PRE-1940'S)

Steps:

• Mix and sift dry ingredients.
• Combine beaten egg and milk.
• Add to dry ingredients.
• Stir in shortening.
• Pour on a hot griddle.

MORE THAN VEGETABLES CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch-square baking pan. If using fresh mild chilies, peel by roasting over gas flame or under broiler until skin is blackened. Rub off skin. Discard seeds and white membrane and slice peppers in strips.
• Mix dry ingredients, stirring to incorporate baking powder throughout.
• Mix egg, oil and milk, and stir into dry ingredients. Add chopped hot chilies and mild chili strips, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
• Turn into prepared pan and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until top starts to brown and sides pull away from pan. Remove and serve immediately, cut into squares.