Upside Down Walla Walla Onion Cornbread Recipes

UPSIDE-DOWN CORNBREAD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, heavy cream, eggs, butter, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In the cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, add sugar and butter and let melt. When melted, remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Be sure to place maraschino cherries evenly throughout. Pour in batter and smooth top with a spatula. Bake 25 minutes, until cornbread is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
• To serve: place a platter over skillet and invert cake. It should slide out easily. Slice into wedges and serve warm with whipped cream.

UPSIDE-DOWN CHEESY ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cut onion into 5 (1/2-inch thick) rings; keep rings intact.
• In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Gently place onion slices close together in the butter. If last ring looks too large to fit in skillet, remove outside rings until small enough to fit. Sprinkle with salt, and cook 3 to 4 minutes without moving, until onions soften but don't fall apart. Remove from heat. With large, flat spatula, gently turn onions, keeping rings together as much as possible.
• In large bowl, mix both pouches cornbread mix, eggs and milk. Stir in cheeses and herbs.
• Pour batter over onions. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean.
• Run knife around edge of cornbread. Let cornbread cool 10 minutes.
• Place a plate over skillet, and carefully flip over. Remove skillet. Cut into 8 wedges.

UPSIDE-DOWN COWBOY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, cook bacon over medium-low heat until just crispy. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings; discard or reserve for another use.
• Place pepper rings in single layer in drippings in skillet, and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until peppers soften. Remove skillet from heat. Turn peppers, keeping in single layer.
• In large bowl, mix both pouches cornbread mix, eggs and milk. Stir in reserved bacon, chiles, cheese and green onion whites.
• Gently pour batter over pepper rings. Bake 28 to 33 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cornbread comes out clean.
• Run knife around edge of cornbread. Let cornbread cool 10 minutes.
• Place plate over skillet, and carefully flip over. Remove skillet. Cut into 8 wedges. Top with green onion greens.

UPSIDE DOWN WALLA WALLA ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 8x8x2-inch square baking pan.
• In a skillet, melt butter and saute onions until soft and beggining to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon evenly into bottom of baking pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until well blended.
• Beat egg and milk together and mix with dry ingredients until just blended.
• Pour batter over onions.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Turn out onto serving plate; cut into squares. Serve hot.