Al Frankens Auntie Carlas Pumpkin Cornbread Recipes

EASY PUMPKIN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Stir milk, sugar, and butter together in a saucepan over medium-high heat until butter and sugar melt, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mix milk mixture and pumpkin puree together in a bowl. Add cornmeal into pumpkin mixture 1/2 cup at a time, stirring batter well after each addition. Stir egg yolks and salt into batter.
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the tip of the peak formed by the egg whites will form sharp peaks. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

SENATOR AL FRANKEN'S : AUNT CARLA'S PUMKIN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. 2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 3. 3. On the first speed of a hand or standing mixer, beat together the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, and milk.
• 4. 4. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry in three batches with a rubber spatula. The batter will be smooth, and is more fluffy than liquidy.
• 5. 5. Pour the batter into a 9 by 13 baking pan (or two loaf pans), and place in the middle rack of the oven.
• 6. 6. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick stuck in the middle of the cornbread comes out dry.
• 7. 7. Let the cornbread cool for ten minutes, and then cut into pieces and serve.

INDIVIDUAL SKILLET CORNBREADS

Steps:

• Place four 3 1/2-inch cast-iron skillets in the oven. Preheat to 425˚ F.
• Make the cornbread: In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, corn and 1/4 cup oil.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Using oven mitts or pot holders, take the hot skillets out of the oven. Divide the remaining 1 tablespoon oil between the skillets, quickly tilting the pans so that the oil coats the bottom and sides. Pour the batter evenly into the skillets. The batter will begin sizzling right away.
• Put the skillets in the oven and bake until the cornbread is golden brown and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 13 minutes. Remove the hot skillets from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool slightly.
• While the cornbread bakes, prepare the cinnamon butter: In a medium bowl, mix the butter, cinnamon, confectioners' sugar and almond or vanilla extract with a rubber spatula. Stir until everything is mixed well and is an even color (no streaks).
• Serve the cornbread hot or warm with a dollop of cinnamon butter.

PUMPKIN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray 9-by-2-inch round cake pan with vegetable oil spray; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, buttermilk, egg whites, melted butter, and molasses. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan, transfer to oven, and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out dry, about 30 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack.

AL FRANKEN'S AUNTIE CARLA'S PUMPKIN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. 3. On the first speed of a hand or standing mixer, beat together the eggs, oil, pumpkin puree and milk. 4. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry in three batches with a rubber spatula. The batter will be smooth, and is more fluffy than liquidy. 5. Pour the batter into a 9 x 13 baking pan; 2 loaf pans; or- as shown by Franken on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac- acorn cakelet pans {available at Williams Sonoma.} Place in middle of the oven. 6. Bake for 25 mns, or until cake tester or toothpick stuck in the middle of the cornbread comes out dry. 7. Let the cornbread cool for 10 minutes, and then cut into pieces and serve.