Nannys Cornbread Recipes

NANNY'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put lard or shortening in baking pan or skillet. Place oven-proof skillet (a well-seasoned iron skillet works best) on rack and let shortening melt while mixing batter.
• In large bowl, mix cornmeal, flour, eggs and buttermilk. When shortening is ready, pour into batter and blend well. Let batter rest for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle dry cornmeal over hot grease left in bottom of skillet. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes until top is nicely browned and bread tests done in center like a cake.
• Cut in wedges and serve hot with plenty of butter. This is great with chili or a thick stew.

JALAPENO CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare a 10-inch cast iron skillet by heating it in the oven for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, add the butter, let it melt and set aside.
• Put the eggs and corn in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until the corn is slightly smooth. Add the cornmeal, flour, sour cream, sugar, baking powder and salt and pulse until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and fold in the jalapeno and melted butter.
• Pour the batter into the skillet and bake until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature.

GRANNY'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix meal, salt and baking powder together. Add boiling water, stir well with a spoon, it will be very stiff (the boiling water will start the cooking process before you fry it). Add egg and milk stir until well mixed. Mix will be very sticky, so wet hands and shape into submarine shaped ovals and drop into hot oil (you must keep hands wet or batter will stick to hands). Brown on all sides and remove. Place on paper towels to drain off excess oil. Serve.

CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch round cake pan with the cooking spray.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the butter over low heat until melted.
• In a large bowl, beat the melted butter, milk and egg with a fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once; stir just until the flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl. Spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

NANNY ROSALIND'S CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir together salt, dried basil, oregano, thyme, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and onion powder in a small bowl for seasoning mix.
• Cook pork in a 5- to 6-quart pot over medium-high heat, stirring to break up meat, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels; discard grease.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Add oil to the same pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in seasoning mix. Add cooked pork, broth, and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Mix in cornbread.
• Transfer dressing mixture to the prepared baking dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, about 10 minutes more. Garnish with fresh thyme and oregano.