Aunt Marys Alabama Cornbread Recipes

AUNT JEMIMA CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large bowl, stir the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the milk, egg, and oil. Beat until the mixture is smooth, around 1 minute.
• Pour the mixture into a greased 8x8-inch baking pan for 20 to 23 minutes. To check for doneness, insert a toothpick in the center. If it comes out clean, it's done.

AUNT MARY'S EGGPLANT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Pour in olive oil and saute garlic just until lightly browned. Mix in eggplant and water. Reduce heat to low and cover skillet. Allow eggplant to steam until soft, about 20 minutes. Place eggplant in a large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• Mix cheese, parsley, eggs, and bread crumbs into eggplant. Stir with a wooden spoon or your hands until ingredients are thoroughly combined and mixture can be rolled into balls. Add more bread crumbs as needed to make mixture workable. Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes, then roll into balls or form into patties.
• Place eggplant balls on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

AUNT MARY'S COOKIES

Steps:

• Place sheets of waxed paper onto a work surface.
• Stir sugar, cocoa, and evaporated milk together in a large nonstick saucepan over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil; boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir butter and marshmallow creme into cocoa mixture. Quickly stir graham cracker crumbs into mixture.
• Drop cookies by the spoonful onto waxed paper; let stand until firm. Store in airtight containers.

AUNT JEMIMA CORNBREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F.
• Line an 8x8 inch baking dish with parchment paper and set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in the oil and milk until well combined.
• Add the eggs and mix until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Allow cooling for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
• Enjoy!

AUNT MARY'S ALABAMA CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Place a 12 inch cast iron skillet over medium heat on the stove top to preheat while you mix the batter.
• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
• Mix wet ingredients and then stir into the dry mix.
• Pour the 1/4 cup oil into the skillet and turn the heat to high.
• When the oil begins to shimmer pour the batter into the pan.
• Bake approximately 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
• Serve hot with plenty of butter.
• Enjoy!

AUNT MARY'S SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Beat the sugar and butter with a spoon until creamy. In three batches, sift and mix the flour into the sugar-butter mixture. Mix well, until fluffy. (my Aunt Mary uses a wooden spoon for mixing, but you can use electric beaters).
• Pat the dough flat onto a greased cookie sheet, covering about 3/4 of the pan (I pat the dough into neatly formed rectangular shape). Puncture the dough at regular intervals with a fork. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Cut into 15 pieces per pan (1 inch wide). Bake 1/2 hour at 300-325°F Let cool.

AUNT MARY'S BANANA-CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs, vanilla and bananas until thoroughly blended. Combine flour, baking soda and salt add to creamed mixture and stir just until combined. Fold in chocolate chips. Spoon into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until the bread tests done with a wooden pick. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. If Cooking for Two: Freeze slices in freezer bags or wrapped in foil.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997