Cornbread With Cayenne Recipes

CAST IRON CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a cast iron skillet. Turn off heat and set butter aside until needed.
• Combine cornmeal, salt, cayenne, honey, eggs, and buttermilk. Whisk to combine. Add flour and 1/2 the butter from the pan; whisk again. Pour batter over the remaining butter in the skillet
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool briefly before slicing.

CORNBREAD WITH CAYENNE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly oil a cast-iron pan, and heat in oven, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. Combine buttermilk, milk, and egg in a measuring cup. Add to cornmeal mixture, and whisk together. Add melted butter, whisking to incorporate.
• Fill heated pan with batter until almost full (batter will sizzle when first poured in). Return pan to oven, and bake until dark gold around the edges (time will vary depending on size of pan). Remove from oven, and immediately transfer cornbread from pan to a wire rack. Let cool before serving.

SCALLION AND CAYENNE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. With a large rubber spatula, combine the liquid into the dry ingredients with several swift strokes then add the green tops of 2 bunches of finely chopped scallions. Mix just enough to combine all the ingredients. Pour this mixture into a hot 9 by 12 baking pan that has been coated with 3 tablespoons of hot duck fat or bacon drippings. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and set.

HONEY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and the cayenne pepper to taste. Whisk together egg and milk. Gently stir milk mixture into cornmeal mixture. Stir in melted butter and zest.
• Meanwhile, place remaining tablespoon butter in an 8-inch ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) or an 8-inch round cake pan or pie dish. Heat in oven until melted and foaming, about 2 minutes. Remove from oven, and pour batter into skillet. Bake until top is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Brush top with honey; let cool.

CAYENNE CORN BREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Brush cast-iron corn stick molds with vegetable oil and place in oven. Mix yellow cornmeal, unbleached flour, dark brown sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cayenne pepper in large bowl. Whisk 1 1/4 cups buttermilk, butter and egg in small bowl. Mix into dry ingredients. Stir in grated cheddar cheese. Add more buttermilk if necessary to thin to just pourable consistency. Fill corn stick molds with batter. Bake corn sticks until tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Using tip of small sharp knife, gently lift corn sticks from molds. Serve warm.

CAYENNE-CHEDDAR CORNBREAD STICKS

Steps:

• Set oven to 425°F.
• Brush the molds with oil and place into the oven while preparing the batter.
• Meanwhile in a bowl mix together the first 7 dry ingredients.
• In another bowl whisk 1-1/4 cups buttermilk, melted butter, egg and jalapeno pepper (if using) add to the dry ingredients; mix to combine.
• Add in grated cheddar cheese (adding in more buttermilk to thin to a pourable consistency).
• Carefully remove the hot mold from the oven and immediately divide the mixture between each mold.
• Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until the corn sticks test done.
• Cool in the molds for 10 minutes, then using a small sharp knife gently lift the corn sticks from molds.