Best Martha Washington Spoon Bread Recipes

SOUTHERN SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the milk on top of the stove until hot (do not boil).
• Add cornmeal and continue cooking for about 3 or 4 minutes until thickens. Remove from heat and mix in the butter and salt. Let cool for about 15 minutes.
• While the cornmeal is cooking separate the eggs into two different bowls. Beat egg yolks and egg whites separately. Make sure you beat whites until stiff.
• Once cornmeal is cooled, add egg yolks mixing with a spoon. Fold in whites and spoon mix. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart sprayed baking dish and bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes or until brown on top and center is cooked.

EASY SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the first three ingredients with 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until smooth and thick, stirring constantly. Stir in milk. Add eggs and beat well. Pour into greased baking dish. Bake 30 minutes or until set.

VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Place a medium baking dish (about 8 inches square) in a cold oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. The dish will warm up while the oven heats.
• Meanwhile, stir cornmeal into boiling water. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add salt. Dissolve baking powder in 3 tablespoons of milk. Add the baking powder mixture to the remaining 1 cup of milk. Add milk and baking powder mixture to the cornmeal.
• Butter the hot baking dish. Transfer mixture to the buttered dish. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes. Serve spoon bread warm from the oven!

THALHIMERS' SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pour margarine into 8" square baking pan.
• Place cornmeal in a mixing bowl.
• Pour boiling water over.
• Mix well.
• Stir in flour, milk, eggs, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Beat with a wire whisk until smooth.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until firm and golden brown, 30-35 minutes.

KENTUCKY SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat 3 cups milk over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cornmeal, sugar, salt and remaining milk until smooth. Slowly whisk cornmeal mixture into hot milk. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. , Remove from the heat. Sprinkle baking powder over the cornmeal mixture, then stir it in with the butter. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in a small amount of hot cornmeal mixture. Return all to the pan and mix well. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into the cornmeal mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites until blended. , Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately.

CORNMEAL-CREME FRAICHE SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium saucepan, combine milk, butter, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to maintain simmer. Gradually whisk in cornmeal until mixture is thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; whisk in creme fraiche.
• In a large heatproof bowl, whisk together egg yolks and chives. Gradually whisk in cornmeal mixture; fold in corn.
• Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Whisk egg whites on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Stir one-quarter of beaten whites into cornmeal mixture to loosen. Gently fold in remaining whites until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until puffed and lightly browned on top, about 40 minutes. Serve immediately.