Curleys Old Fashioned Cornbread Recipes

CURLEY'S OLD FASHIONED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and sugar.
• (If baking powder or soda appear at all lumpy, sift them in).
• Stir well to combine.
• In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and oil.
• Place the butter in a 9 or 10 inch skillet and place in the oven and heat until the butter melts and is sizzling seriously.
• Tilt the pan to coat the sides of the skillet.
• As the butter's melting, quickly pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and, using a wooden spoon, stir the wet and dry together with as few strokes as possible--- only as many as are needed to combine the two.
• Don't beat it!
• Scrape the batter into the hot, buttery skillet.
• It should sizzle.
• Place it in the oven immediately.
• Bake until golden brown on top, about 25 to 30 minutes.

CRACKLING CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Stir together the cornmeal, salt, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside. Place the shortening into a 9 inch cast iron skillet, and place into the oven until the skillet is hot and the shortening has melted.
• Bring some water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the pork cracklings and boil until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Once tender, drain, and reserve. Meanwhile, beat the egg in a bowl along with the jalapeno pepper and buttermilk; stir in the cracklings. Stir in the cornmeal mixture until moistened, then pour the batter into the preheated skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cornbread is brown, and it feels firm to the touch, 30 to 40 minutes. Turn out onto a serving plate and cut into wedges; serve immediately.

GRANDMOTHER'S BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch square pan.
• Melt butter in large skillet. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Quickly add eggs and beat until well blended. Combine buttermilk with baking soda and stir into mixture in pan. Stir in cornmeal, flour, and salt until well blended and few lumps remain. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

OLD FASHIONED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add the cornmeal and stir until well mixed.
• In a second bowl, combine the milk, eggs, and honey or maple syrup.
• Melt the butter and add it to our second bowl, mixing well.
• Combine the dry and liquid ingredients and mix well.
• Pour the batter into an oiled 8in square baking pan and bake for about 20 minutes or until done in the centre and lightly browned.
• To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the centre; If it comes out dry, the corn bread is done.

OLD-FASHIONED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, bacon chips, baking powder and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, beat eggs with fork. Beat in milk, honey and 1/2 cup melted butter with fork. Add egg mixture to flour mixture all at once; stir just until mixed.
• Pour oil into 8-inch square or 9-inch round pan. Heat in oven 1 minute. Pour batter into hot pan.
• Bake cornbread 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Brush with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Serve warm.