Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Cozy cornbread

Is it still cold and drizzly where you are? Or at least cold enough for a cozy winter dinner of cornbread and soup? I may be prejudiced, but I swear that my mom has the best cornbread recipe. It's a little rustic, not really sweet at all (allowing me to drizzle honey on top with impunity) and dead simple.

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Mom's cornbread recipe

Sift together:
1 cup flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

Stir into:
1 cup cornmeal

Cut into flour mixture (using a food processor or a pastry knife):
1/3 cup soft butter

Beat together:
1 egg
1 cup milk

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just blended and pour into a well greased 8 inch square pan. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 25 minutes.

24 comments:

  1. Oh tempt me~ This looks like the ultimate comfort food. Perfect with soups and stews. If you haven't read it, you might enjoy~ The Sharper Your Knife, The Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  2. My Mom has an old cast iron pan that she made corn bread in, and the shape of them look like corn cobs. I think I may ask her for that for my birthday.
    Fond memories of fresh piping hot cornbread - slathered with butter and a bowl of soup. We had many a soup dinner. Something foreign to my husband. He thinks soup does not qualify for dinner.
    C'mon!

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  3. Oh that would be PERFECT right now :)

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  4. Oh man does this look good! I recently made cornbread from a mix (the shame! the shame!) and I received a serious complaint from the huz. I'll have to give this one a try next time I make chili!

    Oh, speaking of chili, the recipe I tried was FAB...I really think you'd like it. Four kinds of beans AND a bottle of beer! A real crowd pleaser. Let me know if you'd like the recipe!

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  5. Thanks, R. I needed something cozy today to ungrouch. Now I can look forward to making cornbread tonight. And soup. Feeling better now.

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  6. Yum! It doesn't need to be cold to eat cornbread in my book. I'll defo be trying this recipe - thanks for sharing!

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  7. Thanks for the recipe. This could make a perfect night.

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  8. it is so rainy here....but warm! so deceiving...i keep walking out of the house bundled in a sweater and scarf and end up shedding layers.....but anytime is a good time for cornbread...sounds yummy!

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  9. perfect!
    I have cornbread on my menu for this week.
    thanks Rachel- i love when you post about your food!

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  10. i am going to try this out this week...sounds yummy!
    i am glad i found you :)

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  11. Rachel- this bread would have been perfect with our soup we had for dinner. Thanks for another fine recipe. I'm going to have to create a folder marked Rachel! xoxo

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  12. It's cold, wet, and rainy here. I stepped in a huge puddle on my way to work. Grr...that cornbread looks delicious for a soggy day like this

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  13. Why do you make the most delicious food sound so easy to cook?! Corn bread is my favorite food, and I can't wait to try this authentic recipe, instead of buying the crazy "just add water" mixtures that always have a funky taste. Thank you for all of the recipe goodness!

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  14. i loove cornbread but am partial to the greasy, corn-dotted version served up in a cast iron skillet @ bandera. YUM!

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  15. I love honey and cornbread!!! My mom makes a delicious sweet version with a sort of custard in the middle, it's amazing!!

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  16. i think when it comes to cornbread, the simpler, the better. this recipe seems flawless and the drizzled honey is such a perfect topping.

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  17. I will definitely try this! I'm a southern girl and we're all about our cornbread in Alabama!

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  18. look forward to trying this...i think i feel my mouth watering!

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  19. Oh man, that is totally what I am making tonight, wowza.

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  20. looks great cant wait to try it !

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  21. this is exactly what i am craving right now! Wish I had all the ingredients to make some tonight.

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  22. Ooh...I love a good hunk of cornbread...especially drizzled with honey! yum! Thanks for sharing your mom's recipe - I'll have to give it a go one of these days. :)

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  23. Yum...I usually use two knives instead of a pastry cutter (a cookbook I have recommended that), or just freezing the butter and then cutting it up.

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  24. Made this last night to go with our pumpkin soup for dinner (June in Australia is freezing!) and my boyfriend and I both loved it! Will definitely be bookmarking this recipe!

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