Southern Cornbread: the King of Breads
Nothing beats a warm, moist slice of Southern cornbread. Enjoy it with your favorite soup or stew or eat it plain.
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This week, I am sharing a recipe for one of my favorite foods: cornbread. I like how cornbread tastes, I like how it smells, I like how it crumbles up and makes a good stew even better. The fact that it also serves as the base for my super-secret dressing recipe is just an added bonus.
I made Brunswick stew Monday, so naturally I needed a pan of cornbread to go with it. The stew was good, but I'd be just as happy eating a plate of cornbread.
The recipe I like to use is a slight variation of the White Lily Southern Cornbread recipe.
Ingredients:
1 egg
2 c. White Lily self-rising buttermilk enriched white cornbread mix
1 1/4 c. milk (I use skim)
1/4 c. vegetable oil (I usually use half this amount. The results are still good and it saves fat and calories)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F.
Beat egg, add remaining ingredients and stir until blended.
Pour mixture into 8x8 baking pan or 8-inch cake round coated with non-stick cooking spray.
Bake 20-25 minutes.
Serve with stew, eat it plain, slather it in butter or do what my husband does and eat it with ketchup (yuck!).
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Santa John Dreggors
4:03 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Good stuff. Basic southern food. I love it. Lots of variations too. My mom used to make a white cornbread that was flat like a pancake. I also like the lace cake and try my hand at that from time to time.
Dorothy Barrett Sims
12:38 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
I use buttermilk. Makes it much better, I think.
Kristi Reed
12:41 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
Buttermilk is good too. I think it changes the taste and texture a bit. I like both.
Brian Crawford
1:19 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
No offense but I am firmly in the buttermilk camp. Throw a few cracklins in there while you're at it. Mmm mmm.
Elizabeth
11:09 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
So glad you do not put SUGAR in your cornbread!! I make cornbread muffins so each person gets the browned crust all the way around and on top of his serving. Also, I put mine in the bowl first, then add the soup, stew, or chili. Yummy!!
Kristi Reed
5:24 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Muffins are a good idea. I love the browned crust!