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FORUM SPONSORS => Savor Spices => Topic started by: teesquare on June 01, 2014, 09:48:20 AM
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This has been a multi-year experiment to try and satisfy my tastebuds for a cornbread that I wanted to hit on several "notes". It is not a sweet cornbread, but a very -very savory one.
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Recipe:
1- 8 oz can of creamed corn
1- 8 oz can hominy ( white or yellow)
1/2 bag of shredded medium sharp cheddar cheese
2- pickled Jalapeños - sliced up
4 pc. par cooked bacon ( thick sliced is best) finely chopped
1-2 TBS W.O.W. Trail Dust
4 TBS butter - melted and divided
1 cup cornmeal ( yellow is my favorite for this )
3/4 cup all purpose flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 XL egg - well beaten
Pre-heat oven to 450F - When hot :
pour 2 TBS melted butter into 10" cast iron deep skillet - or 2-TBS lard, shortening - your preference.
Put skillet in HOT oven for 5 - 10 minutes so that skillet is HOT
Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well - carefully remove skillet from oven, and pour in
ingredients.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown - and it passes the toothpick test for doneness.
It is my favorite cornbread recipe. A little extra effort, but it rises nicely - but is not "cake"
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Tee, you need to take this recipe over to the Altanta Chili and Cornbread Cookoff. Sounds good.
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Tee, you need to take this recipe over to the Altanta Chili and Cornbread Cookoff. Sounds good.
I am going to have to clone myself soon Ken :D....but - that does sound like fun!
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Tim I love a good cornbread and this one looks exceptionally good! Real nice! Saved...
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Love cornbread and that do look good T!!! Saved, never added hominy but sounds good! Don
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it looks really good. there is nothing like good cornbread. wouldn't mind a bowl of the goodness either. ;)
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Thanks guys!
Don - The hominy seems to help distribute moisture during the bake - and add an interesting texture. I used white hominy for color contrast - but I would imagine yellow to be the same result.
The balance of moisture and texture - without making a cake....That was part of the struggle for me. ;)
Sparky - You like the 15 bean soup -eh? I make that pretty regularly...Especially when it is cold and raining out. Just seems right food for the circumstance ;D.
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I believe the Turtle is on record saying you can't make corn bread without bacon grease. So clearly their is an error in this recipe. ;D
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I believe the Turtle is on record saying you can't make corn bread without bacon grease. So clearly their is an error in this recipe. ;D
I often use bacon grease *IF* I have it from that morning, and it is in the pan, etc...But - I there is no need to be so ...( do I dare go there?) "hard shelled" about it... :D and in case you missed it...there ARE 4 pieces of bacon IN the cornbread - therefore there would be bacon grease... ;) :D
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Would this be considered a "glove slapping"? ::)
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Would this be considered a "glove slapping"? ::)
No, on 2 counts:
1. I am not a "Dandy"....
2. I am in the South, and thus - this would have to be a "shell whackin' " ;D
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I will have to show thist to my wife. While it is not the "crumble up in my buttermilk" cornbread I grew up on, it sounds delicious.
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Cornbread is a near "spiritual" food item for most country folks - North and South......
So, while everyone has an "ideal" corn bread - I like the way this came out. It answers a lot of the needs that many of us like in corn bread: savory, flavorful, light - but not "fluffy" like cake, and lot os little bites of surprise - like the jalapeño, hominy, cheese, and bacon. ;)
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We were just looking at a pan/cornbread combo meal and its on our list.Yours looks very very good. Thanks for posting,sure looks stick to your rib filling.Cornbread,good stuff!
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That sounds/looks delicious.
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That sounds/looks delicious.
Absolutely! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
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That sounds/looks delicious.
Absolutely! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
^^^ What David said! Bookmarked!
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Thank YOU guys for the compliments. I have thought about changing up the flavor ingredients somewhat just for fun. As long as you maintain the liquids to solids ratio - and only change things like the jalapeños, bacon, cheese - but leave the rest intact, you could try well drained and crumbed breakfast sausage, minced ham, kielbasa,....the choices are almost endless. :)
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The cornbread looks great T, I am always playing with cornbread - love it - gonna give this a try.
But... cloning yourself scares me just a lot! That means two sets of those white legs running around. ???
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Tee,
We have talked about this before. I may use your recipe in September when I cook the elk chili for my gun club. Sounds like a great recipe.
Art
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The cornbread looks great T, I am always playing with cornbread - love it - gonna give this a try.
But... cloning yourself scares me just a lot! That means two sets of those white legs running around. ???
:D :D :D
Tee,
We have talked about this before. I may use your recipe in September when I cook the elk chili for my gun club. Sounds like a great recipe.
Art
Awesome! tell me how it goes. I have made this - and poured chili over it.... :P :P :P
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Looks great Tim and thanks for posting the recipe ;)
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Looks great Tim and thanks for posting the recipe ;)
My pleasure!
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Looks great Tim and thanks for posting the recipe ;)
My pleasure!
Many Thanks T, bookmarked to try at a later date ;D
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Tee that looks incredible. Thanks for the recipe (I love hominy - never thought about it in cornbread) - bookmarked!!!
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Great looking cornbread, I love the stuff. ;)
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I really like the savory cornbread - up here so much is sweet. I didn't grow up with any, but prefer the "real" stuff... ;) ;D
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I believe the Turtle is on record saying you can't make corn bread without bacon grease. So clearly their is an error in this recipe. ;D
I often use bacon grease *IF* I have it from that morning, and it is in the pan, etc...But - I there is no need to be so ...( do I dare go there?) "hard shelled" about it... :D and in case you missed it...there ARE 4 pieces of bacon IN the cornbread - therefore there would be bacon grease... ;) :D
Recipe looks good, Aggie Boy, but using bacon grease in the preheated pan instead of butter or lard would undoubtedly make it EXCEPTIONAL.
And what's this whining about "*IF* I have it from that morning, and it is in the pan... ?" Every southern cook I know keeps a can or coffee cup of bacon grease in the fridge for just such applications. You should be ashamed to admit otherwise.
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Cornbread WITHOUT bacon grease? Around here that's a capital crime!
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Easy guys...every now and again it happens... that I do not have eggs and bacon. The Mrs. T has me eating oatmeal like mule. :D
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Easy guys...every now and again it happens... that I do not have eggs and bacon. The Mrs. T has me eating oatmeal like mule. :D
FYI, Their is no oatmeal in heaven. Kale, quinoa, peas, and Brussel sprouts are also not available. ;D
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... and Hell is characterized by its reliance on tofu, tilapia, and ground turkey as menu staples.
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I shall try to bear that in mind...and in mouth..... ;D ;)
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looks like a really good recipe and will bookmark it and try it.
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Thanks Aaron! It is great with chili too. ;)
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wife actually had some awesome cornbread going and she let me put some wow in a couple. pics to come......
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recipe was close but no hominy or cornstuff. cornbread was excellent infused with wow. wife made excellent cabbage rolls
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Good food! Hearty comfort grub - I love that...cabbage rolls are one of those things that I crave occasionally.