Best Favorite Cornbread Recipes

FAVORITE MEXICAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; set aside. In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg; add corn and remaining ingredients. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until combined. Pour batter into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. , Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before cutting into squares. Serve warm. Drizzle with honey if desired.

OUR FAVORITE SOUR MILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°
• Mix the cornmeal, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Stir the milk into the beaten eggs, and pour over the dry ingredients in batches, stirring vigorously to make a smooth glossy batter.
• Cut the butter into pieces and put it in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or baking pan. Put the skillet in the preheated oven, and heat until the butter is melted and foaming. Remove from the oven, and swirl the butter all around the skillet to coat the bottom and sides thoroughly. Pour the remaining melted butter into the cornbread batter, and stir well until the butter is absorbed into the batter. Turn the batter into the heated skillet, and put in the oven to bake for 30-40 minutes, until cornbread is golden brown and crusty on top and pulls away from the sides of the skillet.
• Remove the skillet from the oven, and turn the cornbread out onto a plate. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting into wedges. Serve the cornbread while it is hot.

OUR FAVORITE THANKSGIVING STUFFING WITH SAUSAGE AND CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F. Butter baking dish; set aside. Arrange bread and cornbread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, tossing occasionally, until completely dried out, 35-50 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet, then transfer to a very large bowl.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high. Break sausage into 1/2" pieces and cook, stirring and breaking up into smaller (about 1/4") pieces with a wooden spoon or spatula, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread but do not stir.
• Heat remaining 1 stick butter in same skillet over medium-high. Cook onions and celery, stirring often and scraping browned bits off bottom of pan, until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl with bread mixture and let cool.
• Whisk eggs, broth, parsley, sage, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add to bread mixture and fold gently until thoroughly combined.
• Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Transfer mixture to prepared dish, cover with foil, and bake stuffing until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160°F, 40-45 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake until set and top is browned and crisped, 45-50 minutes more.
• Do Ahead
• Stuffing can be assembled, but not baked, 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. When ready to bake, bring to room temperature and bake according to recipe. Stuffing can be baked 1 day ahead. Let cool completely, then cover with foil and chill. Keep covered and bake in a 350°F oven until warmed through, 25-30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is crisped, 7-10 minutes more.

FAVORITE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the milk, eggs and shortening; beat for 1 minute. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 425° for 20-25 minutes or until bread is golden brown and tests done.

MY FAVORITE BAKED CHICKEN WITH CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE CHICKEN:
• 2. Combine the salt,pepper,sage, garlic powder, and thyme and rub the seasonings inside the chicken and on the skin. Put the chicken in a large, heavy pot. Add the bay leaves, celery and onions and enough water to cover. Bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat. , cover and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 1 hour.
• 3. Remove the chicken from the broth and set on a greased baking sheet. Strain the broth through a sieve, reserving 2 1/2 cups of the broth and separately reserving the veggies to use in the dressing. Discard the bay leaves.
• 4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and place the chicken in a shallow roasting pan.
• 5. FOR THE DRESSING:
• 6. To prepare the dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients, except the broth, in a baking pan. Add the celery and onions that were simmered with the chicken, then add the broth and mix until the dressing is moist but not soupy, with the consistency of mush.
• 7. Bake the chicken and the dressing, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes or until the chicken is golden brown and the dressing is firm but still moist.
• 8. serve the chicken in the center of a platter, surrounded by dressing and garnished with Parsley

FAVORITE "NON-CRUMBLE" CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. While oven is heating, melt the shortening in a cast iron skillet.
• Mix dry ingredients. Add eggs and milk and mix well with electric mixer. Pour melted shortening into batter and blend until smooth. Pour batter into hot iron skillet and bake 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown.

SOUTHERN CORNBREAD - MY FAVORITE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 450ºF. Coat 8-inch ovenproof skillet. Place skillet in oven 7 to 8 minutes or until hot. Beat egg in medium bowl. Stir in milk, oil and corn meal until smooth. Batter should be creamy and pourable. If too thick, add 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk. Pour into prepared skillet or pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. So fluffy, crunchy, and savory...

MY FAVORITE GLUTEN FREE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients into a bowl.
• Add egg, milk and butter. Beat until smooth, about 1 minute. Do not overbeat!
• Bake in a greased 8-inch square pan for 20-25 minutes at 425 degrees.
• Serve warm with honey and butter.

FAVORITE CORNBREAD SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine cornbread mix, egg and milk; mix well. Spoon into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; cut into cubes and set aside. , In a bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, onion, bacon and pickles; toss gently. Combine the mayonnaise and pickle juice; mix well. Layer half of the cornbread, tomato mixture and mayonnaise mixture in a large glass bowl; repeat layers. Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese. Cover and chill for 2 hours.

MY FAVORITE SKILLET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven and heat for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile make the batter.
• Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and melted butter.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients into the well. Use a fork or spatula to stir until evenly combined.
• Remove the skillet from the oven. *****Warning***** Make sure you are using an oven mitt to do this. The skillet is very hot. Add the bacon fat to the skillet, and swirl to coat. Pour the batter into the skillet and, using a spatula, spread the batter evenly across the pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until lightly golden and firm and springy to the touch. ****Melt an additional 2 tablespoons of butter over the top of the cornbread when it comes out of the oven.****