corn bread

[Pepper]

how do you make it With cream corn , does any body make it with peppers ,I put Honey in mine .

[garden_vato]

i dont know what my grandma uses, but its amazing. i believe she puts canned corn of some kind in it and i think she uses honey too. mmm. i think i need some chili and corn bread now

[redneckplanter]

put peppers in it and eat with beans......ahhhhh good...lol

[Old man Pete]

how do you make it With cream corn , does any body make it with peppers ,I put Honey in mine .

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We use to add sausage and canned corn ( already cooked together ) to the corn bread mix and then bake. It was scrumptious.

[maggie c]

Jiffy corn bread mix. But if I'm able to make it so it is just for me (like corn muffins) I load them with sliced jalepeno peppers! Yum!

[lreef]

put peppers in it and eat with beans......ahhhhh good...lol

serrano peppers and cheddar....now that's some good eatin
even better with a big bowl of Texas Red :)

[Emerald]

I like a shot of honey in mine too- Now for the kids, the honey and sliced up hot dogs and then a drizzle of melted butter on top and bake up in muffin tins and you got easy to eat corn dogs with less fat than the deep fried ones (even with the drizzle of butter on top) that small drizzle of butter gives it the "deep fried" taste with out deep frying them. They also like a bit of sharp cheddar on top too!

Arg! We should be putting this down in the food thread!(smacks self on forehead):eek:

[lreef]

It has to get cooked in a cast iron skillet too....oh that makes the BEST cornbread ever. I think how you cook it is just as important as what you put in there.

[manatree]

I make mine in the slow cooker. Got the recipe from the first Fix it and Forget it (http://www.fix-itandforget-it.com/fix-it_and_forget-it_cookbook.php) book. It gets a nice brown crust around the edges. Takes @2hr 30min. I love it as I can make it while puttering around cleaning, running to the laundromat, etc. I do play around with added ingredients. Dehydrated bell peppers, lots of chives, fresh cracked pepper, granulated honey instead of sugar, etc.

On my lunch break at work right now, but I can post it later when I get home.

[MichiganderGardener]

One way, I use reg. Corn meal and Honey..I also use a cast iron skillet to bake it ,(passed on to me from my mother in law)

In summer I like to cut corn off the cob and use fresh corn with honey...bake in CIS

[ratdog]

Yea, cream corn and chopped green chiles.

[camproses7]

I like a shot of honey in mine too- Now for the kids, the honey and sliced up hot dogs and then a drizzle of melted butter on top and bake up in muffin tins and you got easy to eat corn dogs with less fat than the deep fried ones (even with the drizzle of butter on top) that small drizzle of butter gives it the "deep fried" taste with out deep frying them. They also like a bit of sharp cheddar on top too!

Arg! We should be putting this down in the food thread!(smacks self on forehead):eek:

What a great idea!

[redneckplanter]

serrano peppers and cheddar....now that's some good eatin
even better with a big bowl of Texas Red :)

lol reef

[manatree]

Fix-it and forget-it cookbook : feasting with your slow cooker. Ranck, Dawn J.; Good, Phyllis Pellman. Intercourse, PA : Good Books, 2000. pg. 25.


here's the recipe as written:

Corn Bread From Scratch
Dorothy M. Van Deest
Memphis, TN

Makes 6 servings

1 1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter, or oil

1. In mixing bowl sift together flupr, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center.

2. Pour egg, milk and butter into well. Mix into the dry mixture until just moistened.

3. Pour mixture into a greased 2-quart mold. Cover with a plate. Place on a trivet or rack in the bottom of a slow cooker.

4. Cover. Cook on High 2-3 hours.



How I make it:

I have a large 6 or 7 quart oval slow cooker and a standard loaf pan fits perfectly. Since I don't have a rack for my slow cooker, I place wadded up tin foil balls in the bottom of the slow cooker and place the loaf pan on tom of that. I do not cover the pan.

My pan is just a basic aluminum loaf pan. I sem to get a nicer brown crust if I grease the pan with margerine, use whole milk and vegetable oil instead of melted butter.

If I turn the slow cooker on high with the lid on to pre-heat before I start mixing the ingredients, it is usually done in 2 hours & 15 minutes.

Granted, it isn't as good as using an iron skillet, but it is quite tasty and care free to make.

[springfever]

I've been told I make good jalepeno corn bread. I just use self rising corn meal mix, buttermilk, cream corn, a couple of eggs, cheddar cheese and diced jalepenos.
We ate the best corn bread I have ever tasted in Memphis a couple of weeks ago. It was at the Cupboard.

[bluelacedredhead]

Beans? did I hear someone say Beans?? ;)

Hmmmmm, Corn Bread.....

[tweed]

My grandma taught me how to make cornbread. We lost her in 2005, 6 days after her 99th birthday.
I posted her recipe, the way she taught me to make it, over at the recipe board.

Steve

[JLJ]

Recipe board is where?

[brenda70546]

crean style corn ,onions, green chilis, bell peppers.celery, parsley chedder cheese, and i saved the best for last,, CRAWFISH TALES

[Lala & GRIM]

My grandma (born and raised in OK, spent her adulthood in CA, then moved to TX with her second husband) used to make cornbread all the time! I loved it. She'd make it with canned cream corn and she'd put peppers in half for my grandpa, then put toothpicks down the center so we'd know which side I should eat from. LOL

Some of the peppers' heat always crossed the line and those were my favorite parts. Just a touch of heat, that good Texas Cuisine flavor, and not too hot for a little kid's taste buds.

[tweed]

Recipe board is where?

Off Topic Board

Steve

[posey54]

No box mix! Cornbread is too easy; one of the few recipes I know off the top of my head. I love it with canned or grilled green chiles and sharp cheddar. MUST be baked in a hot cast iron skillet with bacon grease. YUM! Now I'm hungry.

[Ajla]

Off Topic Board

Steve

Would you know what page, more or less? I know I'm difficult, but my excuse is that I've never ever even tasted corn bread! :(

[Train]

how do you make it With cream corn , does any body make it with peppers ,I put Honey in mine .


Ya!
If you want a nice variation of
cornbread then the addition
of chopped fresh Jalapenos
is the thing for you.
Just wear kitchen gloves and
remove the ribs and seed.
This takes most of the heat
out of the bread yet leaves
an unforgettable flavor.
The usual ratio of white
flour to cornmeal works
for me.
I have a recipe I use and am
happy to share it but I bet
Louanne and other's can top
it easily.
If you require it just nudge
me with a PM and I will be
happy to return to this thread
wih the recipe.
Be sure to include this url so
I can find it.
Heheh
Gorillas don't navigate well.
Train

[lalbers]

Ajla- never tasted cornbread??? oh my, you're in for a treat. Go to off topics- at the top is a recipie thread- go to that- then go to search, and type in cornbread. For your first try, I'd use a simple recipie, with just the addition of maybe canned corn, and green chili or halapeno if you like the flavor. Otherwise, just start with basic cornbread, and you'll be hooked. Thousands of different additions can be added to the basic mix...

[bluelacedredhead]

Train, does your recipe have shredded carrots in it?? :D

[Train]

Ya!
No Red, no carrots.
Heheh
But as I was asked via PM
for that recipe here it is.
Don't expect anything grand.
It's gorilla corn bread after all.
Flour Cups 1.5
Cornmeal Cups 0.5
Sugar Tbls 4
Baking Soda Tbls 4
Salt 1
Milk 1.5
Eggs 2 2
Vegi Oil 0.25 cup
Jalopena

Jalapeno should be diced as large or small as you like.
This recipe will fill two 6 inch pizza hut personal pans
or one 11 inch cast iron skillet.
You know more about temps and howhigh and how long than I do.
This makes a really nice corn bread that I make very often.
You should adjust this recipe to suit your needs.
Bearing in mind that I am not a baker.
That's why I've been hunting LouAnnes house so I
could steal a focaccia or pie from her window sill.
Heheh.
Train

Train

[reubenT]

make sure ya make it with fresh ground indian corn, tastes so much better than any store bought meal.

[tweed]

Would you know what page, more or less? I know I'm difficult, but my excuse is that I've never ever even tasted corn bread! :(

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Steve

Remember, the trick is to use a cast iron skillet. Nothing else.

[redneckplanter]

its called cone bred down heah

[tweed]

its called cone bred down heah


Not only cain't ya pronownce it, ya'll cain't make it either! :D

Steve

[redneckplanter]

lol
my cone bred bricks are used for foundation repair..lol
got me steve.lol

[tweed]

lol
my cone bred bricks are used for foundation repair..lol
got me steve.lol


Just playin' Garrett. ;)
Try Grandma's recipe.
Taught me when I was 19 when I was fixn' to (nother southern sayin') move to Detroit.
She was worried about me going hungry.
Taught me how to make cornbread and scrambled eggs. :)
Bless her heart.
I miss grandma.

Steve

[EdlinUser]

What a great place, IDMG. People can discuss different corn bread recipes without insults or blows. :D

I'm a retired chef and I've seen many serious arguments over how to prepare corn bread.
Add sugar/honey or not.
Hard crust and grainy like my Mom or soft like cake.
Jalapeños, cheese, or creamed corn--or not.
Low heat or high heat.
Butter in the mix or just on top.
Baking powder or not.
Square cake pan or cast iron skillet.
Crisco or lard.
Crumbled bacon/sausage or not.

That said, I think one of the finest meals is a mess of greens and cowpeas with pepper sauce (vinegar with hot peppers) and a slice of corn bread to sop up the juice.

[tweed]

What a great place, IDMG. People can discuss different corn bread recipes without insults or blows. :D

I'm a retired chef and I've seen many serious arguments over how to prepare corn bread.
Add sugar/honey or not.
Hard crust and grainy like my Mom or soft like cake.
Jalapeños, cheese, or creamed corn--or not.
Low heat or high heat.
Butter in the mix or just on top.
Baking powder or not.
Square cake pan or cast iron skillet.
Crisco or lard.
Crumbled bacon/sausage or not.

That said, I think one of the finest meals is a mess of greens and cowpeas with pepper sauce (vinegar with hot peppers) and a slice of corn bread to sop up the juice.

There are many different variations, that is for sure.
Sometimes I will spice mine up by adding crumbled bacon, dice onions & green peppers and a cut up small block of cheddar cheese to the mix.
As far as bacis cornbread goes though, I still like grandma's the best. :)

Steve

[kyaggie]

Skillet baked corn bread, fried green maters, and soup beans (that's pinto beans to you Yankees)....now that's good eatin! A mess of greens on the side...well that's heaven!

Unless..........I'm on the river fishing. Fresh fish with fried cornbread! YUM!

[Ajla]

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Steve

Remember, the trick is to use a cast iron skillet. Nothing else.

Thank you, but the only thing I can find here is polenta or tortilla flour, would that do? And a skillet?

[Ajla]

Ajla- never tasted cornbread??? oh my, you're in for a treat. Go to off topics- at the top is a recipie thread- go to that- then go to search, and type in cornbread. For your first try, I'd use a simple recipie, with just the addition of maybe canned corn, and green chili or halapeno if you like the flavor. Otherwise, just start with basic cornbread, and you'll be hooked. Thousands of different additions can be added to the basic mix...

I'll just have to taste it now, even if I have to come over to the States to try it! ;)

[lorna-organic]

I have made cornbread with masa (tortilla flour), Ajla. Masa is a much finer corn meal than what corn bread is traditionally made with. The flavor is right, but the texture is not--more like cake than like bread. True corn bread has a somewhat coarse texture. Masa requires much more liquid than corn meal. The polenta is coarser than corn meal, more gritty. Again the flavor is right, but not the texture. I wonder, if you whirled some polenta in a blender, if it would become more like corn meal?

The skillet is a cast iron frying pan. You can make corn bread in a baking pan, but the edges don't become as crisp as they do in a skillet.

[mjc]

Yeah, give the polenta a spin in the blender or food processor...pulse it, don't let it go for a long time or you'll end up with more masa. Corn meal is between the two...

[Ajla]

OK, I'll give it a try, as it's almost supper time here. And I'll leave it in the garden if it's no good, for those pesty jays that flew off with my lovely pumpernickel sandwiches!

[tweed]

Thank you, but the only thing I can find here is polenta or tortilla flour, would that do? And a skillet?


Nt sure to tell you the truth.
Never tried those.

Steve

[tweed]

OK, I'll give it a try, as it's almost supper time here. And I'll leave it in the garden if it's no good, for those pesty jays that flew off with my lovely pumpernickel sandwiches!

Let me know how it goes Ajla. :)

Steve

[Ajla]

Let me know how it goes Ajla. :)

Steve

I don't know what your grandmother would have thought of the end result, but she might have liked the idea of someone in Holland trying out her recipe?

[tweed]

I don't know what your grandmother would have thought of the end result, but she might have liked the idea of someone in Holland trying out her recipe?

Grandma's grandparents immigrated here from Holland. :)
Okay, you can tell me if I am wrong, but the bread looks a little doughy?
If the flour you have is unsuitable for the traditional cornbread recipe I have, that's okay.
Let's try a different approach.
Make the batter, same as usual.
Fry the bread, much like flapjacks/pancakes.
Let's see how that goes.
Nice first try! :)

Steve

[Ajla]

Grandma's grandparents immigrated here from Holland. :)
Okay, you can tell me if I am wrong, but the bread looks a little doughy?
If the flour you have is unsuitable for the traditional cornbread recipe I have, that's okay.
Let's try a different approach.
Make the batter, same as usual.
Fry the bread, much like flapjacks/pancakes.
Let's see how that goes.
Nice first try! :)

Steve

It is a bit doughy, due to the whole wheat flour?
But is is tasty, and I will try again!

[lorna-organic]

Oh! I haven't tried corn bread with whole wheat. Interesting idea. Traditional corn bread has white flour.

[reavilh]

I like sweet and spicy, so I use honey and jalapeno. I usually make a bigger batch than we'll eat at once, just to have cornbread and milk for breakfast.

[lorna-organic]

Ajla, cornbread for breakfast is good. Heat it up, slather on some good butter, and pour on the honey.

[Old man Pete]

Would you know what page, more or less? I know I'm difficult, but my excuse is that I've never ever even tasted corn bread! :(

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What?

[ratdog]

Yea, for breakfast. With a couple of fresh eggs on the side.

[Lala & GRIM]

Man.. I GOTTA stop reading this thread! At least till we buy some corn meal!

[tweed]

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What?

Ajla is from the Netherlands, Pete.
That's why I am trying to help with the corbread recipe.
A person hasn't lived till they've had some good cornbread. :)

Steve

[Ajla]

Ajla is from the Netherlands, Pete.
That's why I am trying to help with the corbread recipe.
A person hasn't lived till they've had some good cornbread. :)

Steve

That's what's making me feel whoozy!?!?

[JessicaG]

My grandma's recipe, and the way I make it, is using Jiffy mix, doubling the egg and adding a strained can of corn. Grease up a pan in crisco and yum yum yum. I could eat the whole thing. My absolute favorite way to eat it is with a slathering of apple butter. So good! I'm practically drooling right now thinking about it.