Santa Fe Corn Pudding Food

SANTA FE CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Grease a 2-qt. baking dish.
• Put 1 3/4 cups corn kernels, cilantro and jalapeno in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until mixture is pur'eed but still a bit chuncky, about 5 pulses. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half and salt. Add whole and pur'eed corn kernels, green chiles, 1/4 cup crushed crackers, and 3 tablespoons melted butter. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish and scatter cheese on top.
• In a small bowl, mix together remaining 3/4 cup cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon melted butter. Sprinkle over cheese.
• Bake pudding 45-50 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown. The edges should be a bit crusty and centet just a little jiggly. Serve hot.

GRANDMA'S CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Add melted butter, sugar, and milk. Whisk in cornstarch. Stir in corn and creamed corn. Blend well. Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 1 hour.

SANTA FE CORN

Steps:

• Mix corn, peppers and all the spices and sit aside.
• In microwave safe dish heat until melted the following: 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese cubed, 1/2 cup milk, 2 tbsp butter.
• Add corn mixture to the cream cheese mixture. Mix well and place in butter greased casserole dish. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Let sit for 10 minutes before you serve it. Also good made ahead and re-heated.

CORN PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13-by-9-inch baking dish and set aside. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, puree the corn with only enough milk to make a smooth puree, not to exceed 1 cup. With the machine running, add egg yolks, one at a time, and process 30 seconds after each addition. With the machine running, add the sugar a little at a time and continue processing until mixture is lighter in color and sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add butter and process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder; fold into corn mixture. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and fold into corn mixture, alternating with the shredded cheese. Pour into the prepared baking dish and garnish with strips of chile and red bell pepper. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

SANTA FE CORN

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, bring all the above ingredients to a boil.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened, about 20 minutes.