YUM! YANKEE CORN BREAD

[susieqz]

i wanted a sweet snack, but didn't feel like fussing with making a cake.
so, i made my corn bread. it takes 5 minutes to put together.
i know southerners like their savory bread n it's ok for what it is.
this is better.
the only difference between the two, is instead of 2 tablespoons of sugar, you increase it to 3/4 cup.
it's a sweet bread.
i can go thru a whole loaf because i make it in a loaf pan.
this lets me pop it in the toaster after the first day.
all that sugar means great browning.

anyway, i thot i'd mention it for when you might like a no work high cal sweet snack.

 

[jaymoore]

Too much sugar for me! At least that's what my Md keeps saying.

 

[rwsmith]

YUM! Southern Corn Bread.....

Bread, biscuits, rolls and corn bread all go great with meals. One reason I don't like some C Bread mixes is that they are too sweet. Something I can't stand, though. DRY corn bread.''
It invariably chokes me up.

And contrary to the idea that cornbread is skwar and pies are round, I've had corn bread cooked in a round pan.

OMG! My first batch of German potato salad called for a 1/4 cup of sugar. I didn't measure it exactly but the end product tasted like candy. YUK! Even the next day my teeth felt like they were sticking together and I had the taste of sickening sweet in my mouth.

 

[vonn]

Sometimes you have to feed your sweet tooth!

 

[bill2000]

i wanted a sweet snack, but didn't feel like fussing with making a cake.
so, i made my corn bread. it takes 5 minutes to put together.
i know southerners like their savory bread n it's ok for what it is.
this is better.
the only difference between the two, is instead of 2 tablespoons of sugar, you increase it to 3/4 cup.
it's a sweet bread.
i can go thru a whole loaf because i make it in a loaf pan.
this lets me pop it in the toaster after the first day.
all that sugar means great browning.
anyway, i thot i'd mention it for when you might like a no work high cal sweet snack.

All that and no recipe?

 

[ExRanger714]

White corn meal for folks, yellow for critters.

 

[jimmyj]

YANKEES EAT CORNBREAD !!!
Next you guys will try to convince me Yankees also eat GRITS !

 

[Salty RI]

Only when we are south of Maryland.[emoji1]

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[tops]

Cornbread does not have sugar in it! If you use sugar you have a cake made with cornmeal instead of flour. Larry

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Have had corn pone with a little sugar.
But made in a loaf pan?
Not yet!
You Yankees have invented some wonderful things!
It's not exactly a Secret how much I love the Revolver.
Also grateful for the V8 engine and the Cotton Gin.
But I love your Yankee Money the most of all!
But that don't give you any basis to mess around with our Southern Food!

 

[susieqz]

yeah, it's a cake, sorta.

1C flour
1C cornmeal
4t baking powder
1/2t salt
3/4C sugar, but 1/2C IS good, i don't measure it
mix together the above, then add:
1 egg
1/4C oil
1C milk
mix til blended n pour into pan
bake at 425
in traditional pan 30 minutes,
or in loaf pan, 45 minutes.
when you think it's done, stick knife in it.
it's done when knife comes out clean.

 

[Rustyt1953]

I like both so, I win.

 

[joe44va]

Ran out of cornmeal. Used grits instead.
Went out and bought cornmeal.

 

[joeintexas]

Cornbread around here is always a problem. I like it unsweet, Linda wants it sweet, she would love your recipe. Only thing we agree on is bake it in a cast iron skillet. We sometimes make two batches.

 

[Coldshooter]

YANKEES EAT CORNBREAD !!!
Next you guys will try to convince me Yankees also eat GRITS !

Alaska may not be Yankee but we are not southern and this is a bowl of cheesy grits under all that sausage and shrimp.

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

Yankees can make cornbread?? What next chicken fried steak?

 

[JayFramer]

Add butter, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, icing, and rum and then we'll talk!!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Most all the homemade cornbread I ever ate was made in a cast iron skillet.
I now use mixes to make mine but still cook it in cast iron.
If you have 'institutional' cornpone-
Whether it's the county jail, a truck stop or 4H Camp - it was probably made in a big square pan, the largest one they can get into their oven.
The flour question continues.
I was raised no flour, cornmeal only.
I did know folks who added a little flour.
Most of the mixes have flour, some as the top ingredient.

 

[ladder13]

I believe indigenous people to the Americas invented corn bread.

 

[1morethan8]

Well.. you Yanks got a Cornbread Festival... no?

Come on down to Tennessee! Home of Lodge Cast Iron...

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[JayFramer]

Well.. you Yanks got a Cornbread Festival... no?

Come on down to Tennessee! Home of Lodge Cast Iron...

The National Cornbread Festival | Tennessee Crossroads - YouTube

Needs a side of bake beans.

And corn whiskey.

 

[susieqz]

cornbread is great made in cast iron, but then you can't put it in the toaster.
toasted is best.

 

[JayFramer]

cornbread is great made in cast iron, but then you can't put it in the toaster.
toasted is best.

You can also take the corn meal and make a mush of it, let the mush set overnight in the fridge, take it out and slice it, fry in bacon grease.

There is a name for it I can't quite remember. My pawpaw very much liked this from what I'm told, as well as a glass of buttermilk with ground black pepper in it of all things.

Sadly, he passed away in the '70s before I had a chance to meet him.

 

[susieqz]

jay, please post the english name for that, if you remember.
that's an italian way of making polenta, which is corn meal mush.

you can also make the irish version, using steel cut oats.
both are fun.

 

[shell627]

You could try Jiffy mix corn bread or muffin mix.My wife and brother hate it and call it sweet yankee corn bread actually my brother calls it something else but I can't print that here.But many years ago when I was young and handsome I was a firefighter in the town that made Jiffy Mix.And if you add some jalapeño to it .It makes a wonderful Mexican corn bread.And yes I do cook it in a cast iron skillet.

 

[susieqz]

i don't understand using corn bread mix.
it's more expensive than from scratch n
scratch is so very fast that you save little time, if any.

the only thing that might take time is locating ingredients,
but my kitchen is organized n these components i use all the time, so i don't have to search around.

 

[Fred_G]

After reading this, I will have to cook some peas and cornbread this weekend.

 

[soFlaNative]

You can also take the corn meal and make a mush of it, let the mush set overnight in the fridge, take it out and slice it, fry in bacon grease.

There is a name for it I can't quite remember. My pawpaw very much liked this from what I'm told, as well as a glass of buttermilk with ground black pepper in it of all things.

Sadly, he passed away in the '70s before I had a chance to meet him.

My dad would do this with leftover grits.
Packed in a little loaf pan he had it would slice and fry and was delicious with butter and real maple syrup.

 

[jbtrucker]

My mom would fry Fritters and Apple turn overs in a big cast iron skillet I have . She would also bake Corn Bread by pouring the batter in a hot skillet first, some times she would add cracklin's or bacon bits. I've made corn bread but for me just use Jiffy mix in a small skillet.

 

[mr-mom]

I had a hankering for some cornbread today and used your recipe susieqz. YUM!! Thanks for posting it. I think we northerners can hold our heads up and make cornbread however the heck we want to. I like it sweet, right outta the cast iron pan with some butter and local honey.
Dave
SWCA #2778