Aunt Claires Cornbread Recipes

THE BEST HOMEMADE CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch round cake pan or cast iron skillet well and set aside. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to combine well.
• Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients and add your oil or butter, milk, and egg. Stir just until the mixture comes together and there are only a few lumps remaining.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until the top is a deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve hot.

FANNY FARMER CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch square cake pan. Mix the cornmeal,flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the milk, egg, and shortening or bacon fat, and blend well. Spoon into the pan and bake for about 20 minutes. Cool and cut in squares.

CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter; add the onions and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring often, until light golden, about 6 to 8 minutes and remove from the pan to a small plate. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the water, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet and allowing the water to simmer just a couple of minutes to infuse in the onion flavor. Remove from the heat.
• Put the cornbread in a large mixing bowl. Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a small pan over medium heat and let it bubble until the milk solids to start to turn golden. Add the sage leaves and briefly fry until beginning to crisp, about 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, remove sage and put on top of cornbread to drain and crisp. Remove the butter from the heat. Add the eggs and cooked onions to the cornbread and pour the browned butter over the mixture. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the onion infused water, a tablespoon at a time, gently folding, until cornbread is evenly moistened but not soggy. Pour the dressing into a 9 by 11-inch baking dish and bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown in color and the dressing is set in the middle, about 30 minutes.

AUNT CLAIRE'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt, and corn meal together; set aside.
• In a second bowl, mix together the oil, sugar, eggs and milk.
• Pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and beat together.
• You may need to add a bit more milk - it should be the consistency of cake batter.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch square pan.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
• If you would like to add chopped jalapenos or cheese, I would suggest decreasing the amount of sugar, as this does make a pretty sweet bread, and I don't think it would be suitable flavour with heat!

AUNT BERNICE'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine all ingredients except for 2 tablespoons of shortening; Mix well.
• In an iron skillet, place 2 tablespoons shortening.
• Place skillet in oven for a few minutes, until shortening is melted.
• Remove skillet from oven and pour cornbread batter on top of melted shortening.
• (Don't mix) Bake for 25 minutes, or until top is golden brown.
• ~NOTE~If you don't have an iron skillet, you may use a 8-inch round cake pan, using the same directions.

EASY SPELT CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Stir in wet ingredients until combined.
• Pour into 8x8 prepared pan and bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes or until toothpick pulls clean.

PERFECTLY SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease 8-inch square baking pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Combine milk, eggs, oil and butter in small bowl and mix well. Add to flour mixture and stir just until blended.
• Pour into baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean.
• For corn muffins, spoon batter into muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans.

PINEAPPLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Melt butter in 10-inch cast iron skillet.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon brown sugar over butter.
• In large bowl, combine corn meal mix, 1 cup brown sugar, pineapple, egg and pecans; stir to blend.
• Pour batter over brown sugar and butter.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar over batter.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve warm by spooning into dessert dishes or let cool and cut into wedges.
• Top with whipped cream, if desired.

CRUSTY QUAKER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F; grease an 8 or 9 inch pan.
• Combine dry ingredients and stir in wet ingredients, mixing just until moistened.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• *NOTE: Delicious topped with butter, sour cream, or honey!

HONEY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Add cream, oil and honey; beat well. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.