West Tennessee Corn Bread Recipes

TENNESSEE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Prepare Corn Bread: Heat oven to 350°.
• Put butter in 9x5x2 inch loaf pan.
• Place in oven to let butter melt.
• Meanwhile, sift together in large bowl cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add buttermilk and egg to cornmeal-flour mixture.
• Remove loaf pan from oven and pour hot melted butter into cornmeal mixture.
• Set loaf pan aside to cool.
• Using a wooden spoon, mix corn bread batter only until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• Thoroughly grease the inside of the cooled loaf pan with solid vegetable shortening.
• This corn bread can stick to the pan so be SURE YOU GREASE THE PAN VERY HEAVILY.
• If possible, use a pan with a nonstick finish.
• Pour bread batter into prepared pan and put it on the center rack of the preheated oven.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Bread should be very light golden brown.
• Remove pan from oven and immediately turn bread out onto a breadboard.
• Let cool about 5 minute.
• and cut into thick slices.
• Serve with plenty of butter or honey butter (makes 1 loaf of bread).

BUTTERY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Combine eggs and milk. Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with egg mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cut into squares; serve warm.

AUNT MARCIA'S TENNESSEE SWEET CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 425F. Generously oil a cast iron skillet.
• 2. Mix first 5 ingredients together in a bowl.
• 3. Add the remaining 3 ingredients and mix well. (If you want to add jalapenos, green chile or bacon bits, do so now).
• 4. Pour into the cast iron skillet.
• 5. Bake 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven. Serve each slice with lots of butter!