Momaphets Cilantro Lime Cornbread Recipes

MOMAPHET'S CILANTRO LIME CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 400 degrees, butter well one 10" cast iron skillet, or an 8" square pan. If using the pan, you can also use non-stick cooking spray.
• Whisk or beat well together with a fork: buttermilk, egg, & oil; set aside.
• Stir or whisk together all the dry ingredients, add in lime zest, onions and cilantro stir well.
• Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry mixing just until everything is incorporated, don't over mix.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, sprinkle with shredded cheese and bake 18-25 minutes. If using the skillet check at 18 minutes and should be done by 22. Using the square pan check at 20, with either test by inserting a thin knife or toothpick it should comes out clean (don't mistake melted cheese for uncooked batter). Serve warm.

CORNBREAD SALAD WITH LIME JUICE AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F
• Spread corn bread in a jellyroll pan.
• Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until crisp.
• Combine corn bread, bell peppers, red onion, parsley, cilantro, green onions, garlic and chiles in large bowl, tossing lightly.
• Season with cumin seeds, salt and pepper.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar and lime juice in a small bowl until thorougly blended.
• Pour over corn bread mixture and toss gently to coat.

CORNMEAL LIME SHORTBREAD FANS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grate 1 teaspoon zest from the limes. (You can usually get 1 teaspoon from 1 lime, but you may need to grate some zest off the other.) Add to a food processor.
• Add flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt and pulse once or twice to combine. Add butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Pulse a few more times until some of the crumbs start to come together, but don't overprocess the dough. It should be somewhat crumbly and not form a ball. (Alternatively, you can mix this in a bowl using two knives, or use a pastry cutter to mix the butter into the flour.)
• Press the dough into an even layer in an ungreased, fluted 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom or in a 9-inch pie pan. Prick the dough all over with a fork. Bake until golden brown, about 40 to 50 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Using a butter knife, cut the shortbread into 12 wedges while still warm.
• Make the glaze: Halve the zested lime and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice into a small bowl. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and, if you like, more lime juice to taste. (More lime juice will make the glaze thinner and more tart, while less lime juice yields a thicker, sweeter glaze.) Drizzle glaze over the cooled shortbread, then zest the second lime over the icing before it sets. (Use a citrus zester, if you have one, or a regular zester, if you don't.)

CHEESE CILANTRO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Stir together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• Stir grated cheese into mixture.
• Whisk eggs with buttermilk and veggie oil in a separate bowl.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Stir wet ingredients into cornmeal mixture just until combined.
• Spoon into well greased 9 inch round or square cake pan.
• Bake on middle rack of oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
• (Substitute cheddar or monterey jack for the havarti, but the havarti is so good!).
• While great served warm, this bread has more flavour when eaten at room temperature.