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Cornbread Recipe
Cornbread is a popular food item in the United States and constitutes an important part of the cultural cuisine of the country. It is particularly regarded as the staple food in the South and the South-west zones of the country. There are different varieties of cornbread prepared all round the world. This includes the baked varieties, corn pones, hot-water cornbread, johnnycakes and hushpuppies. The bread became particularly popular during the American Civil War, due to the easy availability of raw materials for preparing it. On the occasion of Thanksgiving, homemade cornbreads constitute an important part of the festive meal. They are, in fact, regarded as a fresh break from the regular white buns and biscuits that are normally used with the roasted turkey. Moreover, preparing the bread is quite effortless and you need not be an expert baker to make it. Also, the preparation time for cornbread is much less as compared to baking other forms of breads and cookies. A very easy and interesting cornbread recipe is given below in this article. Read on and get some useful tips on how to prepare Thanksgiving cornbread recipe.
How To Make Cornbread
Ingredients
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Shortening
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1¾ cups Stone-ground Cornmeal
- 2 cups Buttermilk
- 2 large Eggs
Method
- Set the oven to 450° F to preheat it.
- In the meantime, put cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl and whisk them together.
- Put the eggs in a bowl and beat them well until they are fluffy.
- Pour butter milk to it while beating the eggs continuously.
- Mix cornmeal and egg mix and stir them until they are roughly blended to get the cornbread texture.
- Pout the vegetable shortening in the center of an 8" x 8" glass baking pan and heat it in the oven until smoke rises from it.
- Pull the pan out quickly and pour the batter in the pan.
- Bake the batter for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the top of the cornbread is brown and when you poke a sterilized needle in its center and pull it again, it is firm and needle comes out clean.
