Best Martha Washington Spoon Bread Recipes

VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Place a medium baking dish (about 8 inches square) in a cold oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. The dish will warm up while the oven heats.
• Meanwhile, stir cornmeal into boiling water. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add salt. Dissolve baking powder in 3 tablespoons of milk. Add the baking powder mixture to the remaining 1 cup of milk. Add milk and baking powder mixture to the cornmeal.
• Butter the hot baking dish. Transfer mixture to the buttered dish. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes. Serve spoon bread warm from the oven!

SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 1 1/2-quart souffle dish.
• Combine the cornmeal, salt, and sugar and stir slowly into scalded milk in saucepan. Over low heat, blend in butter. Remove saucepan from heat and beat in egg yolks and baking powder. Let cool.
• Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff. Gently fold into cornmeal mixture. Pour batter into prepared mold and bake until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8-inch-square baking dish or 1 1/2-quart casserole.
• Combine the cornmeal and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Gradually add the boiling water while whisking out any lumps. Add the melted butter and stir to blend. Let the mixture cool for about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the milk into the cornmeal mixture.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs thoroughly.
• Whisk the beaten eggs into the cornmeal mixture along with the baking powder. Blend well with a whisk or electric mixer.
• Turn the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Serve the spoon bread hot with plenty of butter.

EASY SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first three ingredients with 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Stir in milk. Add eggs and beat well. Pour into greased baking dish. Bake 30 minutes or until set.

SWEET POTATO-GINGER SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart baking dish and dust with cornmeal. Steam sweet potatoes until tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and mash until very smooth; let cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring milk to a simmer. Whisk in cornmeal in a thin stream. Cook, whisking constantly until just thickened, 1 to 3 minutes; remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, stir together mashed potatoes, cornmeal mixture, egg yolks, sugar, molasses, ginger, and salt. Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Stir in half of egg whites into cornmeal mixture. Very gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Spoon mixture into prepared baking dish, place on a baking sheet and bake until puffed and set, 35 to 40 minutes.

CHEDDAR-CORN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 2-quart souffle dish or casserole; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, milk, corn, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and cayenne. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring frequently, until mixture is slightly thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese. Let cool until just warm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Stir in egg yolks until combined.
• In a clean mixing bowl, beat egg whites and a pinch of salt until soft peaks form. Stir 1/3 of the whites into cornmeal mixture until combined, then gently fold in the remaining whites with a rubber spatula. Pour into prepared dish.
• Place dish in oven; reduce oven heat to 375 degrees. Bake until browned on top but still slightly loose in the center, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

OLD FASHIONED SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350° and gather your ingredients.
• 2. Grease an 8-inch baking dish or 1 1/2-quart casserole or a small cast iron pan.
• 3. Mix cornmeal and salt in a mixing bowl ( add the baking powder until step 7).
• 4. Gradually add the boiling water while whisking out the lumps. Add the melted butter and stir to blended. Let the mixture rest for about 5 minutes.
• 5. Whisk the milk into the cornmeal mix
• 6. In a small bowl, beat the eggs thoroughly.
• 7. Whisk the beaten eggs into the cornmeal mixture along with baking powder. Blend well with a whisk or electric mixer. (Preferably a whisk as you dont want to over work the batter)
• 8. Turn the batter into the prepared baking dish.
• 9. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
• 10. Once out of the oven top with butter and honey while hot. Serve hot with lots of butter. Enjoy!!!!

WHITE-CORN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish; set aside. Whisk together cornmeal, milk, butter, 3 cups water, 1 tablespoon salt, and a pinch of pepper in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl, and let stand 15 minutes.
• Whisk baking powder into cornmeal mixture. Whisk in eggs. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees, and bake until puffed, golden, and set in center, about 20 minutes more. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

OLDE TAVERN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Measure the milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornmeal; cook and stir for several minutes, until cornmeal has absorbed all of the milk. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about 1 hour. The mixture will be very stiff.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
• Place the cornmeal mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the eggs, salt, baking powder and butter. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges become lightly toasted. Serve hot directly from the dish by the spoonful.