Lightcornbread Recipes

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:

• Heat oven to 400³F.
• Grease bottom and side or round pan, 9x1 1/2 inches, or square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening.
• Beat milk, butter and egg in large bowl with hand beater or wire whisk.
• Stir in remaining ingredients all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch square baking dish that is at least 2 inches deep. Place the buttered dish in the oven while you mix the batter.
• Whisk together the heavy cream, 1 teaspoon of the sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small bowl and set aside.
• Whisk together the eggs and melted butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add the milk, vinegar, the remaining sugar and 1 teaspoon salt and beat until mixed well. Whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and baking soda in a medium bowl.
• Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until just combined. Pour the batter into the preheated dish, then slowly, pour the seasoned cream into the center of the batter about 1-inch away from the edge. Don't stir the cream into the batter.
• Bake until the top of the cornbread is lightly browned, and a toothpick inserted near the edge of the bread (not the center) comes out clean, about 50 minutes. 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.

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 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:

• 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.