Sweet Southern Cornbread Ala Nita Recipes

SOUTHERN SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Combine the flour, baking powder, corn meal, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the eggs, then pour the milk.
• Next add the vegetable oil and the butter.
• Mix everything until it's well combined.
• Fold the ingredients until well combined.
• Lightly oil a 9x13, and pour the cornbread batter.
• Bake on 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy!

SWEET SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place two 8-cavity mini loaf pans in the oven to heat up.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, cake flour, sugar and baking powder.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk, oil, eggs and salt to a uniform color. Quickly but gently fold the liquid mixture into the dry mixture. It should be a loose batter, not a dough.
• Carefully remove the loaf pans from the oven and quickly spray with cooking spray.
• Divide the batter evenly among 12 cavities of the loaf pans and bake until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 28 to 30 minutes. Rotate the pans 180 degrees halfway through baking.
• Immediately turn the cornbread loaves out of the pans onto a cooling rack to cool. This will also ensure they build a crisp crust.

CORNBREAD SOUTHERN STYLE ALA NITA

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375 Degrees F.
• If you have a large seasoned black iron skillet, add 3 tablespoons oil to it and place it in the oven while it heats.
• Otherwise, place oil in a baking pan to heat.
• In a medium bowl, combine meal, salt, sugar.
• Add HOT water, stir in and let sit about 5 minutes.
• Add lightly beaten egg.
• Stir in to combine.
• Add buttermilk or milk and mix well.
• Add melted butter, bacon drippings or oil.
• Mix well.
• Remove baking pan from oven with hot pads.
• Stir in the 1/8 teaspoon baking soda into cornbread mixture.
• Pour mixture into hot oiled pan.
• Place in preheated oven and bake at 375 Degrees F.
• for about 40 minutes, or until golden brown.
• A clean toothpick stuck in the center should come out clean.
• SERVE CORNBREAD HOT WITH BUTTER.
• ENJOY!

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray 9x9-inch baking pan with Bakers' Joy or grease and flour.
• In large bowl, add all dry ingredients and mix well.
• Add liquid ingredients and stir by hand just enough to mix; do not over-mix.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• Cut into nine 3-inch squares.
• Variation: Substitute non-fat buttermilk for the skim milk and add 1/2 tsp. baking soda.

ULTIMATE JIFFY SOUTHERN CORNBREAD * SWEET & MOIST *

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Pour into greased/floured 13x9 pan.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
• Check for doneness with a toothpick.
• Drizzle top of bread with honey (about 3-4 T) if desired once bread is out of the oven.

CORNBREAD DRESSING ALA NITA

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 425 Degrees F.
• Grease a 9 X 13 pan and set aside.
• In a saucepan over low heat, melt butter, but do not burn.
• Add onion and saute over medium heat for about 3 minutes.
• Add celery and continue sauteing for another 2 or 3 minutes or until onions are soft and somewhat translucent.
• Do NOT brown.
• Remove pan from burner and set aside.
• (Turn burner off.) In a large bowl or pan, combine breads, green onion, parsley and rest of seasonings.
• Add sauteed onions, celery and drippings.
• Mix well.
• Add eggs, chicken broth or stock and melted butter.
• Mix well.
• Stuffing mixture should be"wet" and thick like cake batter or soup.
• Add water if needed, but not too much.
• Pour stuffing mixture into greased pan and bake for about 40 minutes.
• Nita's Note: I do NOT add sage or boiled eggs to my dressing.
• Sage is not traditional in my family and many people do not like it.
• Boiled eggs toughen and"weep" when reheated.
• Eggs are better added to the bread when it is made.
• I do not"stuff" chicken or turkey.
• This is again, not traditional in our family.
• Now we are told by the health department folks that doing so can be dangerous and lead to food poisoning.
• Cornbread Dressing is served as a side dish with sliced or pulled chicken or turkey, cranberry sauce and gravy-- Either giblet gravy, or cream of chicken or turkey gravy.
• ENJOY!