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(Alex Rast) wrote:

> at Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:45:50 GMT in <Omelet-C0CC8E.00455019092005
> @corp.supernews.com>, (OmManiPadmeOmelet) wrote :
>
> >Is there such a thing?
> >Is it possible to make cornbread with just cornmeal and no other grain?
>
> Here's another recipe, good for using up milk that you accidentally left
> too long and it got sour:
>
> 2 cups cornmeal
> 2 cups sour milk (or use buttermilk if you don't have any sour milk around)
> 3 eggs
> 2 tbsp butter
> 1 tsp baking soda
> 1 tsp salt.
>
> Preheat oven to 450F. Thoroughly grease a heavy cast-iron skillet with lard
> or bacon grease.
>
> Mix the cornmeal, baking soda, and salt together. Cut in the butter until
> the mix is pretty uniform. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until frothy
> and pale yellow. Set the pan in the oven and allow it to heat until nearly
> smoking. At this point, quickly combine sour milk, eggs, and cornmeal
> mixture, beat briefly, and pour into the pan. After about 5 minutes, turn
> down the oven to 400F without opening the door. Bake for another 25 minutes
> or so, or until the top is uniformly brown. This is great eaten warm, or
> you can allow it to cool if you prefer.
>
> A cast iron skillet or other pan of cast iron is critical for best results
> because it retains the heat best. You can even find purpose-made cornbread
> pans built of cast iron, but I figure since the 10" skillet works fine and
> is multipurpose, no need to get a special pan for one application.
>
> *DON'T* use ultra-pasteurized milk because it doesn't go sour - it simply
> proceeds directly from drinkable to spoiled. Sour milk produces a somewhat
> sweeter, richer flavour than buttermilk but you can use buttermilk if you
> don't feel like taking risks with milk that's definitely gone sour.
> However, I make this all the time as I say, to use up milk that's gone past
> its prime. Makes for less waste.

Thanks!
I have cast iron skillets.
Mom used to bake stuff in them all the time. :-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

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