Best Blueberry Ricotta Cornbread Recipes

BLUEBERRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs, milk, and oil together in a separate large bowl. Add cornmeal mixture to the egg mixture; mix until just combined. Fold blueberries into the batter; pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHEF JOHN'S BLUEBERRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Generously butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs and white sugar together in a bowl vigorously for 1 minute; add milk, buttermilk, and melted butter and mix together.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in another bowl. Stir into the wet ingredients. Fold in blueberries.
• Transfer batter to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the center of the preheated oven until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool before cutting and serving.

RICOTTA CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350⁰F and rack position in center. Butter a 8x8x2 in metal baking pan.
• 2. Dry ingredients: Combine flour, corn meal, sugar, salt, baking powder and bacon bits in a large bowl.
• 3. Wet ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together beaten eggs, milk, ricotta cheese, cream corn and honey.
• 4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients bowl, mix well and then add melted butter.
• 5. Place the batter into a baking pan and bake for 45 minutes. Let the bread cool on a rack for 30 minutes. Slice corn bread into 9 squares and serve.

BLUEBERRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-in. square baking pan., Whisk together first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and oil; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Transfer to prepared pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BLUEBERRY LEMON RICOTTA BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• For the blueberries: Macerate the blueberries by mixing them together with the sugar and balsamic vinegar in a small bowl. Set aside while you make the ricotta mix and the bruschetta.
• For the lemon ricotta: Add the ricotta, heavy cream, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper to the bowl of a food processor. Mix until the ricotta is smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• For the crostini: Heat a griddle (or large cast-iron skillet) over medium-high heat. Spread each side of the sliced bread with some butter. Toast the bread on both sides until crisp and golden, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Allow the bread to cool slightly.
• For serving: To assemble, smear a heaping tablespoon of the lemon-ricotta mixture onto a piece of toasted bread. Top with a tablespoon of the macerated blueberries and garnish with a basil leaf. Transfer the bruschetta to a platter and drizzle with the balsamic glaze. Zest the lemon over the platter before serving.

BLUEBERRY RICOTTA CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375.
• 2. In a large bowl, sift together 1 cup flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, oil, egg, sugar and baking soda. Gently fold wet ingredients into dry ones until just combined.
• 4. Carefully coat the blueberries with the 2 tablespoons flour and fold them into the batter along with the corn and cheese.
• 5. Melt butter in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, making sure to coat bottom and sides completely. Cook butter 2 to 3 minutes, until it starts to color and smell nutty. Scrape batter into skillet.
• 6. Place skillet in oven and bake until bread is golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.