East Texas Cornbread Recipes

TEXAS CORNBREAD -

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º F. Grease generously a 10-inch cast iron skillet, or a 9-inch square baking pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together milk, buttermilk, eggs and oil until blended.
• Add cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Pour into greased pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool and cut in 3 inch - 9 squares.

EAST TEXAS CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place skillet in oven while it is.
• heating. The skillet must be hot before batter is.
• added.
• In large mixing bowl, beat buttermilk and egg, then.
• sift in dry ingredients, Mix well. From hot skillet,.
• pour l/2 grease and mix well. Pour batter into skillet.
• with remaining grease. This makes a crisp crust, Bake.
• at 400 degrees F for approximateLy 30 minutes.
• I make this gluten free and vegan and it turns out wonderfully!

TEXAS CORNBREAD (SALLYE)

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: If your liquid is buttermilk, use baking soda; if your liquid is "sweet" milk, use baking powder.
• 2. ANOTHER TIP: I whisk my egg, liquid and oil together until well blended before I add to mixture.
• 3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Sift all dry ingredients into large mixing bowl
• 4. NOTE: Mix by hand - do not use electric mixer Add eggs, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 cup milk. Mix by hand until all ingredients are moist, then add the other cup of milk and mix gently until batter is well mixed. Add more milk if needed so that batter is fluid but not runny Do not overmix or bread will not rise
• 5. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in 9" cast iron skillet on stove top. When oil is slightly smoking, add batter, spread out evenly and then place in oven for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
• 6. If you don't have a cast iron skillet, you need to buy one......just kidding, you can use a 9" cake pan or 9" square baking pan if you don't have a cast iron skillet.

TEXAS IRON SKILLET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients together.
• Pour into a pre-heated, oiled or greased 8-9" iron skillet.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Add corn, jalapenos, bacon, etc. for variety.
• Pouring the batter into the hot skillet gives it a crisp crust.