Mamas Cornbread Recipes

MAMA'S BUTTERMILK CORN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 425 DEGREES F. Mix the corn meal,flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda together. Then add milk, eggs and bacon fat or vegetable oil. Mix well. Turn into a well greased 9 X13X2 in pan, or 10 inch cast iron skillet.
• 2. Bake at 425 degrees for 35 minutes. Serve hot with butter or margarine if desired.
• 3. NOTE: This recipe works well to make corn bread dressing for Chicken and dressing, leave plain as is, or add 2 teaspoons each of sage and garlic powder to make sage Corn Bread.
• 4. I prefer to use yellow cornmeal to white, just a personal preferance.

MAMA'S SOUTHERN CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x13-inch baking dishes.
• Combine cornbread and stale bread cubes in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and celery and cook until transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour onion mixture over the cornbread mixture. Add turkey broth, chopped turkey, soup, giblets, hard-cooked eggs, and flour. Mix so that all the cornbread is wet. Mix in parsley, sage, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Add beaten eggs. Mixture should be "soupy." Pour mixture evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and set, 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes.

MAMA'S CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. On the stove top, heat the oil in a large skillet until hot but not boiling. Pour the hot oil into the bowl with the other ingredients and mix well. Pour the batter into the skillet and bake for 35 to 50 minutes. Start checking for doneness after 35 minutes; it should be golden brown when done.