Scallion Skillet Cornbread Recipes

CORNBREAD WITH SCALLIONS - CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F
• Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in the oven to heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• In a small bowl, whisk the milk, honey, eggs and 1/3 cup of the oil.
• Add the wet ingredients to the cornmeal mixture and whisk just until combined.
• Stir in the scallions.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the hot skillet and swirl to coat.
• Pour the batter into the skillet and bake for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cool slightly, then turn the corn bread out onto a plate. Invert it onto a rack to cool.
• (OR serve the corn bread hot from the skillet.).

POBLANO-SCALLION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Generously coat a 9-inch square baking dish or 9-inch cast-iron skillet with cooking spray.
• Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the milk, sour cream, butter and egg in a medium bowl. Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and whisk to combine. Fold in the poblano peppers, onions and scallions.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake until the cornbread springs back when pressed in the center, 25 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the baking dish for about 15 minutes. Loosen the edges, then slice into squares or wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.

BUTTERMILK SCALLION SKILLET CORN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425° F. Melt butter and cool. Finely chop scallions. Into a bowl sift together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Heat a dry well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet in middle of oven 10 minutes. Put shortening or bacon fat in skillet and heat 5 minutes. Swirl skillet to coat. While skillet is heating, make batter: Separate eggs. In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat yolks until pale and beat in butter and buttermilk. In a bowl with cleaned beaters beat whites until they just hold stiff peaks. Stir flour mixture into yolk mixture and fold in whites and scallions gently but thoroughly. Pour batter into hot skillet and, working quickly, spread evenly. Bake corn bread in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Corn bread may be made 4 hours ahead and kept, loosely covered, at room temperature.

SCALLION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Butter 2 cast-iron cornstick skillets or 1 (8-inch) cast-iron skillet.
• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Whisk together buttermilk, butter, and egg in a separate bowl. Whisk wet ingredients into dry ingredients until combined. Fold in Cheddar cheese and scallions.
• Transfer batter to prepared pans, and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 10 to 13 minutes for cornstick skillets or 23 to 25 minutes for 8-inch skillet. Serve warm.