Apple Cornbread Recipes

APPLE CORNBREAD CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together apples and 1/4 cup brown sugar. In another bowl, combine cornbread mix, oats, cinnamon and remaining brown sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly., Add 1/2 cup cornbread mixture to apples. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cornbread mixture over top. Bake until filling is bubbly and topping golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Serve warm.

APPLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients; set aside.
• In another bowl, combine milk, egg, and shortening (you may want to warm the milk slightly to keep the shortening from clumping back up, but not too much or you'll cook the egg).
• Add cornmeal mixture to wet ingredients.
• Add apple and stir gently; batter will be very thick.
• Pour into greased 9x9" pan and bake at 425 for 20-25 minutes.
• (To make sure it cooks through in the middle, since it is a heavier-than-usual cornbread batter, you may want to check about 20 min-- if the center still seems uncooked, cover with foil to prevent overbrowning and increase cook time as needed).

CORNBREAD-STUFFED BAKED APPLES

Steps:

• Halve and core 2 crisp apples; trim the uncut sides to sit at. Scoop out and chop most of the flesh. Combine with 1/2 cup each shredded cheddar and crumbled cornbread, 1/4 cup each chopped celery and scallions, 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 teaspoon chopped thyme; season with salt and pepper. Fill the apples with the stuffing; arrange in a baking dish. Pour in 1/2 cup apple cider. Cover with foil and bake at 425 degrees F until tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Uncover and bake until crisp, 10 minutes.

APPLESAUCE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl, stir together milk, eggs, and applesauce. Fold the wet mixture into the dry; mix together well. Then pour the combined mixture into baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

APPLE PECAN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 3 quart casserole dish.
• Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, and saute the celery and onion for 8 to 10 minutes, or until tender.
• In a large bowl, combine the cornbread, stuffing mix, parsley, ginger, and salt. Mix in the celery and onion mixture, chopped apple, chopped pecans, apple juice, and beaten eggs. Spoon dressing into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through, and lightly browned on top.

CORNBREAD-APPLE COBBLER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 8-inch square or round glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. In 12-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Gently stir in remaining filling ingredients with wooden spoon. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. Pour into baking dish.
• In medium bowl, stir together cornbread topping ingredients. Spread over apples, covering them completely.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until topping is golden brown.

SAUSAGE & APPLE CORNBREAD BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Top with apples., In a small bowl, combine muffin mix, milk and egg just until moistened. Pour over apples. Bake, uncovered, until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with maple syrup., Make-Ahead: Refrigerate unbaked casserole, covered, several hours or overnight. To use, preheat oven to 400°. Remove casserole from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary until edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with syrup.

CORNBREAD WITH CARAMELIZED APPLES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Melt butter in an 8" cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Pour all but 2 tablespoons butter into a small bowl; set aside.
• Add onion to butter in skillet; season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons thyme and cook, stirring often, until apples are softened, about 4 minutes. Transfer onion mixture to a medium bowl and reserve skillet.
• Whisk cornmeal, flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoonss sugar in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in eggs, buttermilk, and 3/4 cup reserved melted butter until smooth (no lumps should remain). Fold in half of onion mixture and scrape batter into reserved skillet. Top with remaining onion mixture and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme.
• Bake cornbread until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.
• DO AHEAD: Cornbread can be made 6 hours ahead. Reheat before serving, if desired.

UPSIDE-DOWN SAUSAGE-APPLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Grease bottom and sides of a 8" or 9" square baking pan.
• Brown the sausages in a medium skillet over moderately high heat, rotating them until browned and cooked through.
• Remove the sausage and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
• Add butter and brown sugar to the pan.
• Heat, stirring until sugar is melted.
• Add apples and saute them over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until soft (about 10 min).
• Arrange sausages in rows across the prepared pan.
• Insert the apple slices, round side down, between the sausages, wedging them in tightly.
• Pour over juices from the skillet (the pan can be covered and refrigerated overnight at this point, if desired).
• Bring to room temperature before proceeding.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• To make cornbread, stir together the flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add the egg, melted butter and milk.
• Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
• Pour the batter over the sausage and apples, smoothing the top to cover well.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Remove from oven.
• Immediately invert onto a serving dish.
• Cut into squares and serve.