Hand Ground And Oven Roasted Cornmeal Mush Recipes

LANCASTER COUNTY, AMISH CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Cover& simmer 10-20 minutes (LOW heat).
• Pour into a loaf pan.
• Cool and then cut into thin pieces.
• Fry till golden brown on both sides.

CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cornmeal, sugar, salt and pepper in heavy large saucepan. Pour reserved corn liquid into large measuring cup. Add enough water to measure 2 3/4 cups; whisk mixture into cornmeal. Add corn. Using wooden spoon, stir over medium-high heat until mixture is thick and begins to boil, about 10 minutes. Cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Mix in eggs. Spread in buttered 10-inch-diameter pie dish (or atop chili).
• Bake cornmeal mixture in dish until firm to touch, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut into wedges.

NEVER LUMPY CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add cornmeal and saute, stirring constantly, for about a minute so that the grains are coated with oil. Add the broth and bring the liquid to a boil over medium heat, whisking all the while. When cornmeal comes to a simmer, it will bubble up vigorously. Quickly put a lid on saucepan, turn heat down to very low and cook the cornmeal until it no longer tastes raw, about 20 minutes.

GRANDMA STOVER'S OLD-FASHIONED CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• 1. Bring 3 cups water to a boil slow boil. Add salt.
• 2. Stir cormeal into 1 c. cold water until well blended.
• 3. Slowly pour the cornmeal mixture into the boiling water.
• 4. Cook over med to low heat until mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly.
• 5. Add butter and contine to cook and stir - stirring less often, until you see the mush going "plop" in the pan. It should be very thick.
• 6. This can be cooled a bit and poured into 2 buttered loaf pans - about 3 in. deep. Let set up. Put into the refrigerator to cool.
• 7. The next day, take out of pans and slice in 1 in. slices and roll in flour, dusting lightly. Fry in a non-stick pan, lightly greased. Cook until the slice is hot inside and, hopefully, lightly brown.
• 8. Serve warm with syrup or eggs. Some people like it hot in a bowl, sweetened.

MOM'S CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• Place the milk on top of double boiler.
• Place over hot water and heat the milk until hot.
• Combine cornmeal, salt and cold water and stir until smooth.
• Add to the hot milk, stirring constantly and cook for 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Cover and cook for about 30 minutes longer.
• Divide and put in 2 medium size loaf pans.
• Slice and fry in hot oil when cooled.

CORNMEAL MUSH BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Boil 4 cups water. Dissolve cornmeal in 1 ½ cup cold water (if using cracked corn, skip this step and add it to total amount of water). Add cornmeal mixture to boiling water, stirring constantly. When it begins to thicken simmer for approximately 30 minutes, stirring often.
• Add butter, sour cream, cheese and spices, mixing very well, but slowly. Pour into uttered 8 x 8" casserole.
• Bake for 50-60 minutes.

GRANDMA'S CORNMEAL MUSH WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Bring water to a boil in an oven-proof pan. When boiling, add salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• 2. Stirring constantly, slowly trickle cornmeal into water. Stir well, to eliminate lumps. Return to heat and bring back to a boil. Turn down the heat and cook slowly until the mush thickens, about 20 minutes, stirring often. It should be about the thickness of thick cake batter - if too thick, stir in a bit more water.
• 3. Melt butter, pre-heat oven to 350. Pour butter to cover bottom of baking dish. Spoon in half of the cornmeal mush to cover bottom of baking dish. Spread half of the sour cream over the mush,then sprinkle with half of each cheese. Repeat the layers - mush, sour cream, cheeses.
• 4. Place in the oven for a few minutes, just until the cheeses are melted and the top is lightly browned. Serve and enjoy!

HAND GROUND AND OVEN ROASTED CORNMEAL MUSH

Steps:

• I use a Country Living mill and Walton's whole yellow corn.
• Pick through it and discard cob, rocks and sorry looking corn.
• If you are on a soy free diet, fall over dead.
• There is some soy seed in this corn due to shared feed bins at the storage facilities.
• Place cleaned corn on a cookie sheet with side boards and cook for approximately 15 minutes at 350° OR until it smells good.
• Remove from oven and let stand until completely cool.
• Grind in hand mill and rejoice at the roasted corn smell filling your house.
• While heating the boiling water, soak the salt and cornmeal and one quart of cold tap water.
• I have well water without chlorine added.
• When the water is boiling and the cold water mix has had a chance to sit for five minutes, slowly mix the cold into the hot water and stir for about ten minutes until the mix gets a, hard to explain, solid looking shiny surface.
• Reduce heat to low, cover with a wire mesh splatter shield and stir occasionally until craters are made when a bubble goes off.
• Pour into a bread pan immediately and spray surface with a can of cooking oil spray and let completely cool.
• Place in the refrigerator uncovered if you wish.
• The oil will protect it.
• You now have several days, to a week, of eating depending on how many "mush eaters" you have in the family.