Corn Bread
~ James Dunn
Heat oven to 400F
Get a 7" iron skillet and place in oven
Ingredients:
- 1 - 1/2 cups of corn meal
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 level teaspoons of baking power
- 1 egg
- 1 - 1/4 cup of milk
- 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil
combine and mix all ingredients well
- add water or additional milk until mixture is smooth & can be poured
- like you would for making a pancake
- if top of baked corn bread is cracked, reduce the oven temperature 25F
let mixture stand for 5 minutes while oven is heating up remove skillet from oven and apply cooking spray pour in corn meal mixture place in oven on center rack until top is golden brown - about 30 minutes
- I personally like a light brown color better, crust is softer
Troubleshooting:
- If top and bottom of cornbread are brown but center is uncooked
- reduce oven temperature 25F degrees and extend cooking time
- If top is brown, but bottom is not, yet center is cooked
- move to lower baking rack
- If bottom is brown, but top is not, yet center is cooked
- move to higher baking rack
Variations:
- use less oil to make a harder corn bread
- rub butter on browned corn bread top to help keep soft
- use buttermilk instead of milk
- add a small amount of canned corn kernels to mixture before baking
- dice some jalapeno peppers into the mixture before baking
- store corn bread in a plastic bag to help keep it soft
- warm corn bread in a plastic bag in a microwave to soften bread
- pour milk over crumbled day-old cornbread as a cereal
- Pam B suggests: use Vanilla Soy Milk instead of milk for a yummy treat
Cornmeal Pancakes
Cornmeal pancakes have a more rich flavor than regular flour pancakes.
- Use the same mixture created above
- Prepare a flat skillet coated with oil
- Heat skillet on low to medium heat until a drop of water sizzles
- Pour the cornmeal mix to make the size of pancake you like
- Watch the edges for browning and then flip
- Too high a heat and the top will still be runny when you need to flip
Conversions
1 Tablespoon of Oil = 12.6 grams = 0.444 ounces
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder = 3.0 grams = 0.106 ounces
