Best Craig Claibornes Southern Cornbread Recipes

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SOUTHERN CORNBREAD



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Many debate what makes a Southern cornbread. Generally it is all or mostly cornmeal¿no flour¿making it crumbly and the perfect side dish to a meal with lots of sauce and flavor. The sugar content is hotly contested too: many feel true Southern cornbread should not contain any, while others think a little bit of sugar brings out the corn flavor. We opted for just a little sugar, for that crumbly texture with the sweetness of fresh corn.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups stone-ground cornmeal
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs
9 tablespoons unsalted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Whisk the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl and set aside. Whisk the buttermilk and eggs together in a medium bowl, then fold it into the cornmeal mixture and set aside.
  • Heat a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over high heat. Once smoking-hot, turn off the heat, add the butter and swirl it around to coat the pan as it melts. Pour the melted butter into the cornmeal mixture and stir to combine. Pour the cornmeal mixture into the hot skillet (you will hear a sizzling sound when pouring it into the pan) and bake until the edge is golden brown and the center bounces back when pressed with a finger, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CORNBREAD



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I love tasting different cornbread recipes, and I have to admit, I think this is the best that I've ever tasted. Usually I have to put tons of butter on it, because it's so dry and just doesn't have much taste to it, but this recipe is very moist, and you can eat it alone, it's got a great sweet taste to it. Try it...and let me know what you think. Thanks to Betty Crockers Big Red Cookbook for this great recipe.

Provided by crazycookinmama

Categories     Breads

Time 35m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 large egg
1 1/4 cups white cornmeal or 1 1/4 cups blue cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
you might want to reduce the sugar to 1/3 cup and use 2 egg

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400³F.
  • Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
  • Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
  • Pour into pan.
  • Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Serve warm if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.6, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 28.5, Sodium 242.1, Carbohydrate 27.3, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 8.4, Protein 3.3

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