Margis Family Cornbread Recipes

MARGI'S FAMILY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400. Put oil in large cast iron skillet (or whatever pan you sub, though cast iron is best) and put in oven to heat up.
• Mix cornmeal, flour, milk, and eggs. Add sour cream (use 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup, the goal is to make the batter creamy but not liquid).
• Take skillet out of oven and pour heated oil into your batter, stirring to combine well. You want a consistency that is easily poured/spooned into the pan. When oven is heated put in oven and cook for around 30 minutes or until the top is golden brown. When done cover the top with a plate and flip over; it should unmold without sticking to the pan.

THE 35 BEST WAYS TO COOK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Fry bacon in 8-10" cast iron skillet over medium heat. Turn occasionally and cook until crispy, about 10 minutes. Remove bacon to paper towel lined plate. Put skillet in oven.
• Melt butter and mix with milk and eggs in a bowl.
• In large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Chop jalapeños, crumble bacon and add to the mixture.
• Add wet mixture to the bowl and mix well with a fork.
• Remove skillet fro oven and place on a trivet. Pour cornbread mixture into hot skillet. Place in oven and bake 25 minutes. Test for doneness by sticking toothpick in to center of cornbread. If it is wet when you pull it out, bake an additional five minutes.
• When done, remove cornbread from oven and let rest 5-10 minutes. Cut and serve with butter.

FAMILY CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In skilet brown bell peppers, onions,and celery in margarine.
• When onions are clear add 1/2 cup water.
• Cover and simmer 7 minutes.
• Combine vegetable mixture with remaining ingredients and mix well.
• At this point,you can add some of the meat you will serve the dressing with and the egg , to make it more like my mom's giblet style cornbread dressing.
• Place mixture in covered casserole at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. If dry, add more broth, to make this like my mother in laws it should be more like "mashed potatoes" instead of my mom's "cornbread".
• Add more sage to taste.