Praline Cornbread Recipes

PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• In large saucepan over medium heat, combine pecans, sugar, butter, brown sugar, milk and vanilla. Heat to between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Let cool completely.

GINA'S CRUSTY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Put a 10-inch cast iron skillet in the oven and heat it for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the batter.
• Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs and melted butter.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet mixture into the well. Use a fork or spatula to stir the batter until evenly combined.
• Remove the hot skillet from the oven, add the fat and swirl to coat the bottom. Pour the batter into the skillet and, using a spatula, spread the batter evenly across the pan. Bake until lightly golden brown, firm and springy to the touch, about 25 to 30 minutes (see Cook's Note). Remove from the oven and serve directly from the skillet, if desired.

CREOLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine rice, cornmeal, onion, peppers, salt and baking soda. , In another bowl, beat eggs, milk and oil. Add corn; mix well. Stir into rice mixture until blended. Fold in cheese. Sprinkle a well-greased 10-in. ovenproof skillet with cornmeal. Pour batter into skillet. , Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bread tests done. Cut into wedges and serve warm.

PRALINE PULL-APART BREAD

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with cooking spray. In small bowl, stir together granulated sugar and 3 teaspoons of the cinnamon. Dip each roll in melted butter, then coat with cinnamon-sugar. Arrange rolls in cake pan; sprinkle with pecans. Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 18 hours.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheet with foil. In chilled medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Stir in brown sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Uncover rolls; pour whipped cream mixture over top. Place pan on cookie sheet.
• Bake 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan; drizzle bread with any remaining glaze in pan.

BROWN SUGAR CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pans, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the yellow cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Heat the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat just until melted, and whisk until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat; whisk in the milk and then the eggs. Pour into the dry mixture, stirring just until blended, and divide evenly between prepared pans, smoothing the tops.
• Bake in the middle of the oven until loaves are golden and a cake tester inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Turn the loaves out onto racks, and let cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PRALINE CORNBREAD BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Coat the interior of a 9- by 13-inch glass baking dish with baking spray. Combine the cornbread mix, sugar, and pecans in a large bowl. Add the eggs and vanilla, and mix with a large fork until the dry ingredients have been moistened (if the batter is crumbly, add a little more egg or a teaspoon of milk). Scrape the batter into the dish and flatten into an even layer, using a spatula or the back of a wide wooden spoon. Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven. Cover with a cutting board, invert, and remove the pan. Let cool for 15 minutes. Cut the cake in half lengthwise, scoring the surface with a serrated knife and then cutting through with a straight-edge knife. Cut each half into 15 to 16 rectangular strips. Return the strips to the pan, setting each on one of its narrow sides, like dominoes. You might have to make a second layer to fit all of the biscotti in the pan. Return to the oven to bake until golden brown and crisp, about 25 minutes more.From Homemade In A Hurry. Text copyright © 2006 by Andrew Schloss. Cover photograph copyright © 2006 by Noel Barnhurst. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.