Connies Rustic Southern Cornbread Recipes

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• If you are using cast iron, place the 1/4 cup oil in the bottom of a 9" skillet and place over high heat on your stovetop while you make the batter.
• Pour the cornmeal into a bowl and add the oil, egg, and buttermilk.
• Mix until combined and drop a small amount into your skillet.
• If it sizzles immediately, go ahead and pour in your batter to within 1 inch of the top. If you want a thinner cornbread, just don't pour in as much.
• Transfer the skillet from the stove top to the hot oven.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden and set.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD - CONNIE'S STYLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter 9 inch square pan.
• Combine flour and cornmeal. Stir well with a fork.
• Stir in sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper into flour/sugar mixture.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, milk, eggs, and honey.
• Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. You don't want to overmix it. Stir until ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in any other ingredients you might want to add (i.e. corn, red pepper flacks, etc.).
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake 23-28 minutes. It will be lightly browned and tooth pick will come out clean.

CONNIE'S RUSTIC SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Grease an 8 inch square baking pan.
• 2. Melt butter in the microwave.
• 3. Mix cooled butter and sugar together.
• 4. Add eggs. Mix very well.
• 5. In a separate bowl, add baking soda to the buttermilk and mix well.
• 6. In a larger bowl, mix cornmeal, flour and salt. Mix well.
• 7. Add the buttermilk mixture to the cornmeal mixture.
• 8. Beat until blended. It will have a few lumps in it.
• 9. Pour batter into greased baking pan.
• 10. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes. Watch carefully as oven temperatures vary. To check for doneness, poke the cake with a tooth pick; the toothpick should come out clean.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD - MY FAVORITE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 450ºF. Coat 8-inch ovenproof skillet. Place skillet in oven 7 to 8 minutes or until hot. Beat egg in medium bowl. Stir in milk, oil and corn meal until smooth. Batter should be creamy and pourable. If too thick, add 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk. Pour into prepared skillet or pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. So fluffy, crunchy, and savory...

REAL SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the corn meal, flour, salt, and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, butter, and buttermilk. Add to the dry ingredients and stir until well blended.
• Heat a dry 12 inch cast iron skillet over high heat for 2 minutes. Add corn oil to skillet, swirl oil around to coat bottom and sides. Leave remaining oil in pan. Return to high heat for 1 minute.
• Pour the cornbread batter into the skillet and cook on high heat until bubbles start to form in the center. Remove from stove.
• Bake in a preheated 400 degree F (200 degree C) oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

CHEF JOHN'S RUSTIC ITALIAN CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Stir warm water, 1/2 cup bread flour, yeast, and sugar together in a bowl. Let stand until the yeast softens and forms a creamy mixture, about 40 minutes.
• Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal, olive oil, and salt into yeast mixture. Gradually add bread flour to yeast mixture until a dough pulls together.
• Knead dough on a lightly floured work surface until smooth and elastic, 10 to 12 minutes. Place dough in a large, lightly-oiled bowl and turn to coat. Cover with a damp towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 14-inch wide rectangle. Roll dough, starting from the long-end, into a loaf, finishing seam-side down.
• Dust a baking sheet with 1 tablespoon cornmeal. Place loaf on baking sheet, cover with a dry towel, and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place a shallow pan of water on the lower rack of the oven.
• Cut a 1/2-inch deep slash down the center of the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown and the bottom of loaf sounds hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

RUSTIC OATMEAL CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Stir in beaten eggs, butter, & milk.
• Add enough additional butter or oil to cover the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch cast iron skillet and place pan in hot oven.
• When the pan is very hot, remove from the oven & pour the cornbread batter into the skillet.
• Return to oven & bake approximately 15 minutes until browned.
• Cut into wedges to serve.