CORN BREAD

[Okiepan]

Ok so who out there grinds there own corn either sweet or feed (dent ) corn to make skillet cornbread ?
Also what is your secret to cooking some cornbread from pure scratch ( No Box or Bag )

 

[FarmerJamie]

The wife swears by lard

 

[frustratedearthmother]

The wife swears by lard

With cracklins?

 

[CrealCritter]

I did once and it didn't turn out, not ground fine enough although it does make some good grits Nothing wrong with lard. We use it instead of shortening, have been for several years now. Just had some onion rings fried in lard

I think I remember @baymule makes her own cornbread with corn she grows and grinds.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[Hinotori]

Just not store bought lard with the preservatives added. I cannot stand that flavor.

I asked hubby for his recipe. It's the one his grandmother taught him. His family is from West Virginia. This is not a sweet cornbread. Self rising cornmeal doesn't exist in stores on this coast.


2 cups self rising cornmeal ( +4 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt if not self rising)
1 egg
Enough buttermilk to get a smooth batter

Melt a bit of bacon grease in a cast iron skillet. Toss a little cornmeal in the bottom and let it toast a moment. Pour in batter and bake at 350° until done. (Check around 30 minutes but I think it took awhile longer)

 

[Hinotori]

I didn't grow up eating much cornbread. We'd only have it if the Jiffy Mix was on sale.

 

[flowerbug]

Ok so who out there grinds there own corn either sweet or feed (dent ) corn to make skillet cornbread ?
Also what is your secret to cooking some cornbread from pure scratch ( No Box or Bag )

don't grind my own corn meal nor do i often make corn bread. in the past i used to regularly make large flap jacks with most of the ingredients being corn meal and then i would add other flours to change the flavor around. i had a perfect sized non-stick pan that i didn't use much oil at all - just wipe it with a bit of butter and then when done i'd wipe it clean with a bit of TP.

 

[tortoise]

Mmmm, y'all are making me hungry!

I made a dry mix for corn bread, but forgot to write how much mix to use with the other ingredients. Maybe today is the day to figure that out?

Home-rendered lard is good! I bought leaf fat last year to make a batch. It was expensive so I have been stingy with it!

 

[Okiepan]

So today's venture, Fresh milled wheat ( flour) fresh milled dent ( field corn ) topped with butter and syrip mighty fine eating.
In a 10" cast iron skillet

 

[frustratedearthmother]

mighty fine eating

Looks great!