Groovy Colored Grit Cornbread Recipes

CORN GRITS CORNBREAD

Steps:

• (Make "buttermilk" if you're going to do that, so it can sit a bit and do whatever it does that makes it buttermilky.).
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine the dry ingredients (except the soda).
• Stir the baking soda into the buttermilk and add that to the dry ingredients.
• Add eggs and melted butter. Stir together and pour into a 9x9 pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

GRITS CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Place a 10-inch cast-iron skillet in oven to heat.
• In a large bowl, stir together cornmeal, flour, grits, baking powder and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk and eggs. Add to cornmeal mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Remove skillet from oven and add butter to hot skillet. When butter has melted, swirl skillet to coat bottom and sides. Pour excess butter into batter and stir. Pour batter into skillet.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until browned and has begun to pull away from sides of skillet. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto plate and cut into wedges.

GROOVY-COLORED GRIT CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease a 9 x 13-inch metal baking pan (I have also successfully used a muffin tin which worked great).
• Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat together eggs, buttermilk and melted butter and add to cornmeal mixture, stirring just until blended. Add vegetables and cheese and stir just until combined.
• Spread evenly in prepared pan and bake for 35 minutes or until a knife or toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 15 minutes in pan on a wire rack, and cut into squares.