Bacon Cornbread Fritters With Spicy Buttermilk Dip Recipes

BACON CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Grease 9-inch round pan or 8-inch square pan.
• Stir together all ingredients; beat vigorously 30 seconds. Pour into pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CRAB AND SHRIMP DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Mix on medium speed using a hand mixer until blended. Fold in the crab and shrimp. Transfer to a shallow 2-cup baking dish. Top with Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes or until top is lightly brown.
• To make the toasted bread slices, place bread slices on a baking sheet. Brush with olive oil on both sides. Bake in oven for 8 minutes while dip is also baking. Serve crab and shrimp dip with toasted bread slices.

BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD WITH BACON AND CORN

Steps:

• Place diced bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels and reserve 1 tablespoon bacon drippings.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square metal baking pan with cooking spray.
• Stir cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl until well combined.
• Whisk buttermilk and eggs together in a bowl. Stir in butter and the reserved bacon drippings. Pour buttermilk mixture over the dry ingredients, add bacon and corn, and stir until just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared baking pan, smoothing out the top with a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and and edges start to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Cut into 12 squares and serve warm.

BACON BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels and set aside. Reserve 3 tbs. bacon drippings.
• In a large bowl, stir together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a medium bowl, combine eggs, buttermilk, bacon drippings and bacon pieces. Add to the dry mixture and stir just until combined.
• Pour batter into a lightly greased 8x8x2 baking pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 22 to 24 minutes or until golden.

CORN FRITTERS WITH GREEN CHILE BUTTERMILK DIP

Steps:

• For the buttermilk dip, heat the olive oil and the frying peppers in a small skillet over medium-low heat, seasoning them with ¼ teaspoon salt. Cook the peppers slowly, turning them often, until they are tender at the stem, about 15 minutes.
• Pinch out the pepper stems and most of the seeds, and put the peppers in a blender. Add the olive oil from the skillet and the garlic, buttermilk, sour cream, sugar, basil, lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon salt. Process until smooth. Pour into a bowl for serving. (This sauce can be made a few hours ahead and kept refrigerated.).
• For the fritters, heat the 4 cups oil to 370°F While the oil is heating, shuck the corn, cut the kernels shallowly off the cobs, and then scrape the rest of the pulp with the back of the knife. Measure out 2 cups of kernels and pulp.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites, beer, remaining tablespoon of canola oil, tarragon, lemon zest, and reserved corn. Add the flour mixture and whisk quickly to combine. (Don't overmix-a few lumps are okay.).
• Working in batches, drop the fritter mixture by the teaspoonful into the hot oil. Cook until dark golden brown, about 3 minutes. Drain well on paper towels and serve with the buttermilk dip.