Southern Fried Cornbread Recipes

FRIED CORNBREAD (SOUTHERN STYLE)

Steps:

• Mix first two ingredients to make a batter --- add more or less water depending on how thick or thin you want your cornbread patties. The best way would be to mix in small amounts of water at a time to get the consistency you want.
• In a skillet or frying pan bring oil up to medium heat and test 1/2 teaspoon drop of batter, You do not want it to fry too fast. I normally cook mine on #6 and then furn down to #5 on my stove. Drop by tablespoons full and pat out with back of spoon to make a pattie. Turn over when bottom is light brown.
• Serve and enjoy this tasty bread!

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Pour 1/2 of a cup of Crisco Veg. Oil into hot black iron skillet on med. heat wait till gets hot and then Mix 1 cup of Martha White Self Rising Corn Meal with 1 Cup of Barbers Buttermilk stir together until mixed very well spoon about the size of the palm of your hand of cornmeal mix into hot grease easily being careful not to get burned

LACE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix Cornmeal, water and salt in a bowl. Mixture will be thin.
• Heat bacon grease with butter until melted and hot. Over low to medium heat.
• When grease is hot, spread about 2 tablespoons of cornmeal mixture to pan in small circular cakes. Doing only 2 or 3 at a time, cook 1-3 minutes per side, turning carefully until edges are brown.
• Carefully remove from pan when crispy and brown to drain on a paper towel. Enjoy!

SOUTHERN HOECAKES (AKA FRIED CORNBREAD) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Steps:

• Heat a tablespoon of oil and a 1/2 tablespoon of butter together in a skillet over medium heat. Spoon cornbread batter by tablespoons (3-4 inches round) into the skillet, leaving a little space between them. Cook until they start to get little bubbles around the edges and bottom is browned. Carefully, flip hoecakes over with an egg turner and brown the other side. Remove from skillet and keep warm. Repeat process with remaining batter. Serve immediately. A little info on the origin of the "Hoecake": http://www.historiclondontown.com/files/Hoe-Cake-Etymology-web.pdf

FRIED CORNBREAD - SOUTHERN CORNMEAL HOECAKES

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels and place a rack on top; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• Add buttermilk, water and eggs; mix well.
• Heat oil and butter in a cast iron skillet over medium-to-medium high heat and drop batter by 1/8 cup measure into the hot skillet to form small medallions.
• Fry until brown and crisp, turn and brown the other side. Remove and let drain on rack.
• Serve immediately with warm syrup or honey butter for breakfast, as a snack, or as a savory bread. Dip 'em in a mess o' greens to sop up that pot likker (juice from the greens)!

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a medium-sized bowl, mix cornmeal, salt, and water together. You'll want the consistency of thick cake batter. If it is too dry, add a little more water.
• In a cast iron skillet, heat bacon drippings and oil until almost smoking. You will know the oil is hot when a few drops of water sizzle when dropped into the skillet.
• Drop 2 tablespoons of cornmeal mixture into the oil and brown until golden crust forms around the edges of the cornbread (about 2 minuteand then turn and brown until cornbread is golden on the outside. Add more oil and/or bacon drippings if the skillet becomes too dry. Remove to a paper towel to drain and serve hot.

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD PATTIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Put the skillet on your stovetop to preheat.
• Combine the dry ingredients except for the baking soda in a bowl.
• In another bowl, mix the buttermilk and the baking soda.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with the sugar until combined.
• Add the oil and mix until combined.
• Pour this mixture into the buttermilk/baking soda, and mix.
• When the skillet is preheated, toss the butter into the skillet and let it melt.
• Meanwhile, pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix in as few strokes as it takes to just make the dough come together.
• Swirl around the skillet to get the butter covering the bottom well.
• Spoon the batter immediately into the pan. Allow the patty to brown well on the first side and then flip and brown the other side. About 5 minutes total time.
• Remove to paper towels to absorb excess fat. Repeat until all the batter is used.

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD HOECAKES

Steps:

• FIRST STEP:In a large mixing bowl combine the water, buttermilk, eggs, baking powder, flour, salt and cornmeal. Stir to combine well Place the oil or bacon grease into a heavy skillet and heat over medium heat SECOND STEP:When the oil or grease is hot, pour ¼ of the mixture into the skillet. Cook thoroughly on each side, flip over after a couple minutes THIRD STEP:When done cooking, set on a plate and cover to keep warm Continue making the cakes until the batter is used. Enjoy!

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Adjust baking rack to lowest level. Set heat at 450 degrees F. Set 8-inch cast iron skillet with bacon drippings or butter, and vegetable oil into oven. Measure 1/3 cup cornmeal into medium bowl. Mix remaining cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in small bowl and stir. Set aside. Pour boiling water over 1/3 cup corn meal and stir to make a stiff mush. Whisk in buttermilk and stir well with no clumps. When oven is heated, remove the skillet, pour dry ingredients into wet (big bowl), Immediately pour hot fat from the cast-iron skillet into corn mixture, stir and return all to preheated oven. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cut corn bread into wedges. Turn cornbread onto rack, and serve immediately.

SOUTHERN CORNMEAL HOECAKES

Steps:

• Mix meal, milk, egg and salt together. Drop by spoonful into hot oil. Brown on one side then turn and fry until golden brown on both sides.

SOUTHERN FRIED CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine first 4 ingredients together in a bowl, mixing well. Mixture should be very moist but not soupy
• 2. Heat oil in skillet and drop by spoonfuls into oil
• 3. Cook til brown on one side and flip (it cooks kind of like a pancake) to brown on the other side.
• 4. Place on plate with paper towels and blot any excess oil.