Light Cornbread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F; grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal mix, sugar, flour, and yeast.
• Stir in buttermilk, oil, and egg.
• Pour batter into pan, and bake for 1 hour.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Paula Deen's Hint: If you can't find self-rising cornmeal mix, combine 3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and enough cornmeal to fill one cup. This equals one cup of mix.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Add shortening and buttermilk and mix until blended. (It will be a very wet batter.).
• Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until baked through.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and lightly flour a 9-inch cake pan. Be sure to remove any excess flour from the pan.
• Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
• Whisk together 8 tablespoons of the butter with the buttermilk, eggs and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.
• Pour the butter mixture into the cornmeal mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Mix the honey and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter together in a small bowl, then spread all over the top of the cornbread to finish. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 8 muffin cups or line them with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, then 1/3 of the melted butter, and stir gently just until incorporated. Repeat with the remaining dry ingredients and melted butter, being careful not to over-mix; there may be a little flour not mixed in at the end. Use an ice-cream scoop or large spoon to fill the muffin cups half full. Bake until risen, light golden brown, and firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes in the pan.
• Molasses Butter: Cream the ingredients in a food processor or an electric mixer until fully combined. Strawberry Butter: Clean and hull the strawberries. Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and cream until fully combined.
• To serve, spoon a dollop of jam, or spread the compound butters onto the top of the muffins.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish.
• In a large bowl mix together flour with sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl whisk together half and half cream or milk, eggs, oil and melted butter; add to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
• Mix in canned corn niblets.
• Transfer to baking dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until the the cake tests done.

Steps:

• Set oven to 450 degrees F.
• Butter a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter into cake pan then bake for 5 minutes or until the cake pan is very hot.
• Meanwhile in a medium bowl whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Make a well in the center of the mixture and pour the creamed corn, milk, remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter and the egg into the well; stir until smooth.
• Pour the batter into the HOT cake pan.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cornbread is golden brown and tests done.
• Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x8 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, soda and salt. Stir in yogurt and eggs. Do not over mix, stir only until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until center of the bread springs back when gently pressed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.
• Thin the yogurt with water to make 1 3/4 cup.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix well.
• In another bowl, combine the thinned yogurt and egg whites, beat till well blended, then add it to the dry ingredients and mix the bater till blended thoroughly.
• Place the oil in a 9" iron skillet and heat till the oil is hot.
• Pour the oil into the batter, stir well, and pour the batter back into the skillet.
• Bake in the oven till the cornbread is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• To serve, turn the skillet upside down on a big plate, remove, and cut the cornbread into wedges.
• (To prepare for Cornbread dressing, cool, cut into wedges and freeze until ready to use in recipe. Defrost before continuing.).

Steps:

• HEAT the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• STIR the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• ADD the egg, buttermilk, and vegetable oil. Stir until well blended. The batter should be thick, but creamy and pourable. If the batter seems too thick, add a tablespoon or two of water.
• POUR the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown.
• COOL the bread for 5 to 10 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan and cool on a wire rack. Store tightly wrapped in aluminum foil.
• Note
• You can substitute 2 cups self-rising cornmeal mix and 1 cup self-rising flour for the cornmeal, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk eggs and milk; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place shortening in an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 3/4-inch nonstick loaf pan. Transfer to oven until melted.
• Sift together sugar, flour, cornmeal, and salt. Combine buttermilk and baking soda in a glass measuring cup, then stir into dry ingredients until combined. Add melted shortening from the loaf pan; stir to combine. Pour batter into the hot loaf pan, and bake until golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool before slicing.