Jim Elbrecht wrote:

>>>>> Hawaiian Cornbread
>>>>>
>>>>> 3 cups Bisquick
>>>>> 1/4 cup cornmeal
>>>>> 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
>>>>> 1 cup melted butter
>>>>> 1 cup sugar
>>>>> 1 1/4 C milk
>>>>> 3 eggs
>>>>>
>>>>> Mix everything in a bowl and bake in a greased 9 X 13 pan at 350 until done.
>>>>
>>>> A *cup* of butter? Really? 1/4 cup? 1 T?
>>
>> -snip-
>>> Sounds more like cake to me. I can't imagine putting a cup of sugar in
>>> cornbread. Then again, isn't that 'Hawaiian bread' rounds they sell at
>>> the grocery store also very sweet?
>>
>> Oh, yah-- the Hawaiians like their sweets! [Wonder why there isn't
>> any pineapple in it. . . best served with Spam, I presume.<G>]
>
> OK-- I had my fun. And then I made it. Just as written. [and the
> first time I noticed "2 1/2 t baking powder-- an odd amount, and with
> Bisquick?]
>
> It ain't southern corn bread-- and it isn't Jiffy. . . but it is
> *DAMN* good. Not nearly as sweet as a cup of sugar makes it sound.
> And the butter is in the background. The corn colors it a lot
> more than I expected-- and the crumb is delightful!
>
> And just because it *is* Hawaiian, I'm tossing in a can of drained
> pineapple next time [and maybe some coconut, Bob]. We'll serve it
> with Spam, too--- because we can.
>
> Thanks for posting it dsi1-

If I ever make that it'll be for brunch. I bet it would be good
alongside sausage and eggs.

Bob