Best Country Cornbread Recipes

SOUTHERN COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°.
• Put the shortening in a cast-iron skillet and place in the oven till melted.
• Combine the cornmeal and flour. In seperate bowl whisk eggs until foamy then whisk in buttermilk. Add the rest of the dry ingredients to the cornmeal mixture.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients. Mix should be pourable. Take the hot skillet from the oven, pour the batter into the hot pan directly onto the melted hot shortening, this is what makes it sooo yummy!.
• Place back in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown or when knife inserted in center comes out clean.

COUNTRY SAUSAGE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Mix first 3 ingredients in medium bowl just until muffin mix is moistened. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Pour into 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

COUNTRY CORNBREAD STUFFING

Steps:

• Fry sausage and add sage, celery, and onion.
• Add breads, eggs, chicken broth and 1/4 water (or more) and bake at 350F in a 9x13 pan for 35 minutes.
• Enjoy!

SWEET COUNTRY CORNBREAD (LIGHTER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom and side of round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches.
• Beat milk, margarine and egg product in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

COUNTRY HOT WATER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. STIR TOGETHER THE CORNMEAL AND SALT AND THEN STIR IN WATER.HEAT SKILLET AND OIL IT LIGHTLY DROP THE BATTER BY TABLESPOONS ONTO THE SKILLET.COOK UNTIL BROWNED ON ONE SIDE, TURN AND BROWN THE OTHER SIDE
• 2. SERVE IMMEDIATELY

COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingrediants in large bowl.
• Add remaining ingrediants.
• Stir well.
• Pour into greased 11 by 7inch pan.
• Bake at 375F degrees for about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

BEET SALAD WITH CORNBREAD CROUTONS AND COUNTRY HAM

Steps:

• For beets:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Add beets and toss to coat. Cover with foil and roast until beets are tender, about 45 minutes. Cool; peel.
• For croutons:
• Place 9- or 10-inch-diameter cast-iron skillet in oven; preheat to 400°F. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Melt 4 tablespoons butter. Whisk melted butter, buttermilk, and egg in another medium bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; whisk batter to blend. Place 2 tablespoons butter in hot skillet; swirl to coat. Add batter. Bake until top is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in skillet. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.
• For citrus vinaigrette:
• Add enough water to small saucepan to measure 11/2 inches; bring to boil. Add orange peel. Blanch 1 minute; drain. Repeat blanching procedure with lemon peel; reserve lemon peel for serving. Return orange peel to same pan and add orange juice, grapefruit juice, and sorghum syrup. Bring to boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until reduced to generous 1/3 cup, about 20 minutes. Whisk lemon juice and mustard in medium bowl; whisk in oil. Whisk in orange-grapefruit reduction. Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• For salad:
• Preheat broiler. Line small baking sheet with foil. Place onion slices with rings intact on sheet. Brush with oil; sprinkle with coarse salt. Broil onions until browned, watching closely to prevent burning, about 10 minutes. Turn and broil until browned, about 5 minutes longer.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°F. Cut cornbread into 1/2-inch cubes. Spray rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Spread cornbread in even layer on prepared sheet. Toast until golden brown around edges, turning occasionally, about 35 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange ham in single layer on prepared baking sheet. Top with another sheet of parchment paper, then another rimmed baking sheet to press ham. Roast until ham is crisp, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on thickness of ham. Remove top baking sheet and parchment paper. Cool. Break ham into bite-size pieces.
• Whisk 4 teaspoons minced parsley into vinaigrette. Mix in reserved lemon peel. Quarter beets. Toss with some of vinaigrette (if using assorted colors, toss in separate bowls). Sprinkle with fleur de sel and cracked black pepper. Separate onion rings. Divide rings among plates in single layer. Arrange beets in and around onion rings. Sprinkle goat cheese over. Scatter ham and croutons over. Sprinkle fleur de sel and 1 tablespoon chopped parsley over. Drizzle with some of remaining vinaigrette and aged balsamic vinegar.
• A syrup made from the cooked juice of sorghum cane; available at specialty foods stores and at muddypondsorghum.com.
• ** A type of sea salt; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.

CRACKER BARREL'S COUNTRY CORNBREAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix onion, celery, grated cornbread and biscuits, parsley, poultry seasoning, sage and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Add melted margarine to mixture. Stir until well blended. Add chicken broth to dry ingredients and mix well. The dressing should have a wet but not soupy consistency like a quick bread batter (banana bread/corn bread).
• Divide mixture evenly into two (8 x 8 inch) pans sprayed with non-stick spray.
• Bake uncovered for 1 hour or until lightly brown on the top. Remove from oven and enjoy!

SWEET COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF. Grease bottom and side of round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

COUNTRY KITCHEN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, stir together first 5 ingredients until blended.
• 2. In another bowl, beat together remaining ingredients until blended.
• 3. Add the dry ingredients and stir until mixture is blended. Do not overmix.
• 4. Spread batter into a greased 9x9-inch pan and bake in a 350° oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until top is golden brown and a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
• 5. Cut into squares and serve warm.

QUICK COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mix, cornmeal, sugar and salt. Whisk egg and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 400° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (cornbread will not brown). Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before cutting.

COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch metal or silicone baking pan. 2 Whisk buttermilk and egg in medium bowl to blend then whisk in melted butter and maple flavor. In a separate large bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda to blend. Stir in corn and jalapeño. 3 Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients and stir just until blended (do not over mix). Transfer batter to prepared pan (batter will come only about 3/4 inch up sides of pan). 4 Bake cornbread until lightly browned on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer pan to rack and cool cornbread completely in pan. The cornbread will crack if taken out of the pan while it is still hot. (Cornbread can be stored for a week if covered tightly with foil and stored at room temperature. It can also be refrigerated or frozen for later use.)

COUNTRY CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center of the mix and pour in the buttermilk, oil and egg. Stir lightly until ingredients are lightly moistened. Fold in cheese, corn and jalapeno; stir. Pour mixture into lightly oiled 8x8 baking dish.
• Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes, or until tested clean in center. Let cool slightly, cut into squares.