Southern Style Cornbread Food

GRAM IRENE'S BEST CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F and lightly grease a 8″x8″ square baking dish or 9 inch round pan.
• Blend dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Mix in softened butter. Blend in milk, sour cream and egg. Beat until moist. Pour the batter into prepared pan and place in preheated oven. Bake around 30-35 minutes, until surface starts to crack and edges pull away from pan.
• If you are using heavy glass bakeware, it may take 5 - 10 minutes longer. A toothpick inserted near the center of the bread should test dry when it is done.

EASY SOUTHERN CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Generously oil a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and place in the oven to heat for 5-10 minutes.
• Add the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a large bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
• In a smaller bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Do not overmix, just stir until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Carefully remove the heated skillet from the oven and pour in the batter.
• Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until the cornbread is golden brown, and the center springs back when pressed.
• Cool on a baking rack and let stand 5 minutes. Remove the cornbread from the skillet and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and position a rack in the middle. Butter an 8-inch-square baking pan.
• Melt the butter in the microwave in a microwave-safe dish in three 15-second intervals on high or in a small pan on the stove. Set it aside to cool.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and the eggs. Add the melted butter. Add the flour-cornmeal mixture and stir just until combined. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake until the cornbread just begins to brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 23 minutes. Cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• If you are using cast iron, place the 1/4 cup oil in the bottom of a 9" skillet and place over high heat on your stovetop while you make the batter.
• Pour the cornmeal into a bowl and add the oil, egg, and buttermilk.
• Mix until combined and drop a small amount into your skillet.
• If it sizzles immediately, go ahead and pour in your batter to within 1 inch of the top. If you want a thinner cornbread, just don't pour in as much.
• Transfer the skillet from the stove top to the hot oven.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden and set.

REAL SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the corn meal, flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, butter, and buttermilk. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Heat a dry 12 inch cast iron skillet over high heat for 2 minutes. Add corn oil to skillet, swirl oil around to coat bottom and sides. Leave remaining oil in pan. Return to high heat for 1 minute.
• Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and cook on high heat until bubbles start to form in the center. Remove from stove.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree F (200 degree C) oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Whisk the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl and set aside. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together in a medium bowl, then fold it into the cornmeal mixture and set aside.
• Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. Once smoking-hot, turn off the heat, add the butter and swirl it around to coat the pan as it melts. Pour the melted butter into the cornmeal mixture and stir to combine. Pour the cornmeal mixture into the hot skillet (you will hear a sizzling sound when pouring it into the pan) and bake until the edge is golden brown and the center bounces back when pressed with a finger, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

REAL SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Put the skillet in the oven and preheat to 375 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients except for the baking soda in a bowl.
• In another bowl, mix the buttermilk and the baking soda.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with the sugar until combined.
• Add the oil and mix until combined.
• Pour this mixture into the buttermilk/baking soda, and mix.
• When the oven is preheated, toss the butter into the skillet and let it melt.
• Meanwhile, pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix in as few strokes as it takes to just make the dough come together.
• Pull the skillet out of the oven, swirling to get the butter covering the bottom and up the sides of the skillet.
• Pour the batter immediately into the pan, smoothing the top, then back into the oven for about 25 minutes, or until golden brown and pulled away from the sides of the pan.
• Turn out onto a cutting board, cut into wedges and serve.
• NOTE: IMNSHO- cornbread isn't worth making if you don't make it in a cast-iron skillet.
• It may just be my upbringing, but it tastes better somehow.
• And please do not add the baking soda to the dry ingredients.
• I can't explain why, but adding it to the buttermilk makes a big difference in the texture.

SOUTHERN SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Combine the flour, baking powder, corn meal, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the eggs, then pour the milk.
• Next add the vegetable oil and the butter.
• Mix everything until it's well combined.
• Fold the ingredients until well combined.
• Lightly oil a 9x13, and pour the cornbread batter.
• Bake on 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!

MEXICAN CORNBREAD SOUTHERN STYLE

Steps:

• 1. In a fry pan, add bacon and start frying the bacon. When bacon beings to curl, flip it with a fork. Continue cooking the bacon until it is done.Using tongs, remove the pieces from the pan and onto paper towels to drain. Set aside. When bacon is cool, then break up into small/medium pieces. Reserve the bacon grease. Set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven temperature to 425º F. Place the cast iron skillet into the pre-heated oven until grease is very HOT, (approximately 8 minutes).
• 3. In a large bowl whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking, sugar, powder, baking soda, and salt.
• 4. If there are too many lumps remaining after whisking... simply sift the ingredients together.
• 5. Pour bacon grease and drippings into the cast iron skillet. PUT the cast iron skillet back into the pre-heated oven until grease is very HOT.
• 6. In a separate medium sized bowl, combine and whisk together eggs, buttermilk, diced green chiles, and melted butter.Then add the diced green chiles, well drained.
• 7. Add the corn, cheese and bacon to the buttermilk mixture, mixing to combine.
• 8. Add the wet mixture into dry ingredients. Stirring only until incorporated, Do NOT Over Mix.
• 9. Open oven door, pulling the rack out; carefully swirl the grease around, coating bottom evenly. CAREFULLY, pour cornbread batter into cast iron skillet.
• 10. Close door and bake 23- 25 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 11. When the cornbread is done, remove cornbread from oven and cool for 10 to15 minutes.Then cut and serve while warm.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Make the batter: Whisk together all the dry ingredients (cornmeal, baking soda, salt, sugar if using) in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the egg (if using) and buttermilk until combined, then mix that into the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir in the melted butter.
• Rest bread in skillet, then serve: Let the bread rest for 10 to 30 minutes in the skillet before cutting it into wedges and serving. To store, let the cornbread cool, then remove from pan and wrap in plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container. Store at room temp for 2 to 3 days To avoid burning your hand because you've forgotten the pan is hot, I recommend placing a pot holder on the pan's handle while the cornbread is resting, or cooling the handle down a bit with an ice cube.

SOUTHERN SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Melt 7 tablespoons of butter. Once the oven has heated up, put the remaining 1 tablespoon of unmelted butter into a skillet and place it into the oven.
• Add all the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix until combined then make a well in the center of the bowl.
• Pour all the ingredients except the melted butter and vegetable oil into the well. With a whisk, whisk until smooth and combined.
• Pour the melted butter and vegetable oil into bowl. Mix well until the butter is mixed into the batter.
• Carefully take the hot skillet out the oven and quickly pour the batter into the skillet. Place the skillet back into the oven. Bake for 25-30 minute or until done. Sharing is caring, so please share this recipe, so other people can enjoy it!

CLASSIC SOUTHERN CORNBREAD (EASY AND HOMEMADE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt to a mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
• Next add in the eggs, 1/4 cup melted butter, and buttermilk. Stir to combine. Be sure not to over mix the batter. Over-mixing will lead to large cracks in the crust and a lot of crumble. Only mix well enough to combine the ingredients.
• Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet on medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of butter. Allow it to melt and then grease the entire skillet including the edges.
• While the skillet is hot, pour the mixture into the cast iron skillet.
• Remove the pan from the stove and place it in the oven to bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and return clean.
• I like to cool the cornbread completely prior to slicing and let it cool for at least 20 minutes.
• A traditional method for removing the cornbread is to flip the cast iron skillet over and slice from there.

SOUTHERN STYLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees. Set 8-inch cast-iron skillet with bacon fat (or vegetable oil) in heating oven.
• Measure 1/3 cup cornmeal into medium bowl. Mix remaining cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in small bowl; set aside.
• Pour boiling water all at once into the 1/3 cup cornmeal; stir to make a stiff mush. Whisk in buttermilk gradually, breaking up lumps until smooth, then whisk in egg. When oven is preheated and skillet very hot, stir dry ingredients into mush mixture until just moistened. Carefully remove skillet from oven. Pour hot bacon fat (or melted butter) from the skillet into the batter and stir to incorporate, then quickly pour batter into heated skillet. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and instantly turn cornbread onto wire rack; cool for 5 minutes, then serve immediately.
• Note: Though it is preferable to make cornbread in a preheated cast-iron skillet, a 9-inch round cake pan or 9-inch square baking pan, greased lightly with butter and not preheated, will also produce acceptable results if you double the recipe and bake the bread for 25 minutes.

CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450ºF degrees. Grease a 12-muffin muffin tin and set aside.
• Add all dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
• Then, whisk an egg in a medium bowl, and add the remaining wet ingredients: vegetable oil, buttermilk, and cornmeal mix.
• Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir to combine.
• Evenly fill muffin tins ¾ of the way full with the cornbread batter.*
• Place in the preheated oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

SOUTHERN-STYLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 425 F.
• Put the shortening in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and place in the oven to preheat while making the batter.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
• In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and butter.
• Combine with dry ingredients and stir until all ingredients are moistened. The batter will be similar to a thick pancake batter.
• Carefully, with heavy oven mitts, lift the skillet out of the oven and turn to coat the bottom and sides with the melted shortening.
• Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and return it to the oven.
• Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes, until browned. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Serve and enjoy.