Best Virginia Spoon Bread Recipes

VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Mix salt with cornmeal, cut in shortening.
• Slowly pour boiling water into mixture, stirring as you pour.
• Beat the eggs with the milk, stir into cornmeal mixture.
• Add baking powder and blend all ingredients well.
• Grease a casserole dish generously and pour in the mixture.
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, stirring 2-3 times before the mixture congeals Serve hot from the casserole with a spoon.

VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 6-cup soufflé dish. Bring water to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Gradually whisk in cornmeal. Whisk until mixture is very thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Mix in butter, then milk, salt and pepper. Cool 10 minutes. Mix in egg yolks. Beat white in medium bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into lukewarm cornmeal mixture in 2 additions.
• Transfer batter to prepared dish. Bake until puffed, golden on top and set in center, about 35 minutes. Serve hot.

VIRGINIA SPOONBREAD (OR SPOON BREAD)

Steps:

• 1. Pour boiling water over cornmeal in a bowl which can withstand the heat. Stir and wait for it to cool, at least 30 minutes. Grease a pie plate with lard (or butter) and set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350F. Combine soaked cornmeal with all remaining ingredients and stir well. Put into pie plate and bake, stirring every five minutes or so or until desired consistency.
• 3. Some people add a few tablespoons of milk each time they stir and bake for a longer time. It just depends on what consistency you prefer and it also helped to keep the bread from getting too hard and dry when wood was the oven's source of heat!

VIRGINIA SPOON BREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in the salted water, add the meal and cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside. Beat the egg and milk together then combine all the ingredients, mixing well. Pour into a greased quart casserole and bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve hot with lots of butter. Serves 5