Country Cornmeal Bread Recipes

SWEET COUNTRY CORNBREAD - GOLD MEDAL FLOUR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and side of round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Not all cornmeal is yellow! It can also be white or blue, depending on the type of corn it came from.
• To ensure recipe success if using a vegetable oil spread, use a spread with at least 65% vegetable oil.
• Rise to the occasion! If using self-rising flour, there is no need to add baking powder and salt.
• If you prefer corn muffins, grease just the bottoms of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or place paper baking cups in muffin cups. Fill about 3/4 full with batter.

FAVORITE CORNMEAL YEAST BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, sugar, butter, egg, cornmeal, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Punch dough down. Divide in half and shape into two loaves. Place in greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

HOT WATER CORNMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Place boiling water into a large mixing bowl. Stir cornmeal slowly into boiling water to make mush, stirring constantly to eliminate large lumps. Add baking soda to molasses, and beat until light and foamy. Add molasses mixture to cornmeal mixture. Mix in butter or margarine and salt. Stir in cold water to make mixture lukewarm. Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water, and add to cornmeal mixture. Gradually add flour.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth. Place in a large greased bowl. Grease the top of the dough. Cover with a damp cloth, and allow to rise until doubled.
• Punch down dough, and divide into 6 parts. Shape 4 parts into loaves, and place in 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Use the remaining dough to make into 2 dozen rolls. Allow to rise until doubled.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes, or until brown.

COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingrediants in large bowl.
• Add remaining ingrediants.
• Stir well.
• Pour into greased 11 by 7inch pan.
• Bake at 375F degrees for about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

SOUTHERN COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°.
• Put the shortening in a cast-iron skillet and place in the oven till melted.
• Combine the cornmeal and flour. In seperate bowl whisk eggs until foamy then whisk in buttermilk. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the cornmeal mixture.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients. Mix should be pourable. Take the hot skillet from the oven, pour the batter into the hot pan directly onto the melted hot shortening, this is what makes it sooo yummy!.
• Place back in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown or when knife inserted in center comes out clean.

CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch round cake pan with the cooking spray.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the butter over low heat until melted.
• In a large bowl, beat the melted butter, milk and egg with a fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once; stir just until the flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl. Spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients. Add milk, egg and butter; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Serve warm.

HOMESTEADER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a small bowl, combine cornmeal and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix in the cornmeal mixture, eggs and oil until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cornbread comes out clean.