Ultimate Corn Bread Food

CLASSIC CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.
• Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk, then fold into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes before serving.

MAKEOVER ULTIMATE CORN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, beat the egg, egg white, buttermilk, milk, applesauce, butter, honey and butter flavoring if desired; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes before cutting. Serve warm.

THE ULTIMATE FLUFFY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 450 degrees F.
• Butter a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter into cake pan then bake for 5 minutes or until the cake pan is very hot.
• Meanwhile in a medium bowl whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour the creamed corn, milk, remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter and the egg into the well; stir until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the HOT cake pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown and tests done.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

ULTIMATE CORN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and butter; stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before cutting. Serve warm.

CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400³F.
• Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
• Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm if desired.

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.

THE BEST CORNBREAD EVER (SOUR CREAM CORNBREAD)

Steps:

• Whisk together oil and sugar until well blended.
• Add eggs, 2 at a time, and beat well after each addition.
• Whisk in sour cream and milk.
• Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
• Let batter rest for 15 minutes.
• Spoon into 2 sprayed 9-inch pans (either round or square) and bake at 425 for 15-17 minutes.
• Let cool a few minutes, then turn onto a rack and slice, and serve hot with butter and honey!