Craig Claibornes Southern Cornbread Recipes

SOUTHERN BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In a mixing bowl, combine eggs and buttermilk, mixing with a wire whisk.
• Add cornmeal mix until the consistency is like pancake batter (approx. 1 3/4 cups).
• Mix in the flour.
• In the bottom of an 8x8-inch pan, casserole dish or muffin pan, pour enough oil to slightly coat the bottom. If you use a muffin pan, use about a teaspoons per cup.
• Put the oiled dish/pan into hot oven and let the oil get VERY hot, but NOT scorched. (You can test by placing a drop of batter into the dish. If the batter sizzles, it's ready!).
• Pour batter into the hot dish or fill muffin cups 2/3 full, and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Butter 'em up, and enjoy, ya'll!

CORN-BREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the corn bread and white bread into a mixing bowl.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet and add the scallions, celery, onion and green pepper. Cook, briefly, stirring until onion is wilted. Add this to the mixing bowl and add the parsley, poultry seasoning and broth and blend thoroughly. Pour and scrape the dressing into a deep skillet and bake 45 minutes.

CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Sift the flour, cornmeal, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.
• Beat the eggs until foamy and stir them into the dry mixture.
• Stir in the buttermilk and 1 cup whole milk.
• Heat the butter in a 9 X 2-inch black skillet, and when it is very hot but not brown, pour in the batter.
• Carefully pour the remaining 1 cup whole milk on top of the batter without stirring.
• Place the dish in the oven and bake 50 minutes, or until set and baked through.
• Slice into wedges.