Balkan Style Savory Cornbread Recipes

SAVORY CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a small bowl, whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk egg, buttermilk, milk and oil until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened., Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

BALKAN-STYLE SAVORY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter 9x13-inch baking pan; sprinkle 2 tablespoons cornmeal on bottom.
• Sift all-purpose flour, semolina flour, 1/2 cup cornmeal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Whisk spinach, buttermilk, feta cheese, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a separate large bowl. Stir flour mixture into spinach mixture just until pourable batter forms. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

SAVORY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Put the butter or other fat into a cast-iron skillet, place the skillet in the oven while it heats and you mix the ingredients.
• Combine dry ingredients.
• Lightly beat eggs and combine with yogurt. Add to dry ingredients. Stir just enough to mix.
• Take the skillet out of the oven. Carefully tilt to coat sides with fat. Pour the melted fat into the batter. Mix well.
• Transfer batter to hot skillet, smoothing the surface if necessary.
• Bake for 14 minutes if you're using a 12-inch skillet, until bread pulls away from sides of skillet and is barely golden. If you're using the 10-inch skillet, it may need closer to 20 minutes, but don't overbake.