Leah Nesbitt's Cornbread Recipe

Let it go on record that Danny Klecko loves Sarah Beadle, so whenever she requires my services....the rest of you will need to wait.

Recently when I was in my prayer closet, sending supplications to my Father in Heaven, I saw the Beadle signal flashing over the sky of Gotham.


So now I pick up my Beadle phone and call Sarah, and she informs me that she loves Leah Nesbitt, and Leah Nesbitt needs a killer corn bread recipe.

Polish Jesus........give your humble servant a moment of wisdom and clarity.

Well Leah, the first thing you need to know about cornbread is....................

The cooler you try to get with it -

The further from its origins you get -

The higher likelihood you'll have of producing a crappy product.

I am guessing you are wanting a personal size batch instead of a commercial formula, so I decided to start our journey in Marjorie Johnsons cookbook.

If you don't know who she is Leah, you can read my previous post (where a full description is included) or simply trust me when I tell you she had won more Blue Ribbons and Baking Sweepstakes awards than anybody ever-ever.

Let's get started.........................

BATTER

1 CUP ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

1 CUP YELLOW CORNMEAL

1/4 SUGAR

1 TEASPOON SALT

3 TEASPOON B-POWDER

2 EGGS

1/4 CUP BUTTER / MELTED

1 CUP MILK

preheat your over to 425. remember....your batter doesn't take long to put together. B-Powder loses energy fast so make sure that oven is at its proper temp as soon as you fill your foil.

grease / spray a 9" foil -

in a bowl -

flour - cornmeal - sugar - salt - b-powder -

beat eggs add butter and milk to eggs -

now add wet to dry -

stir ,  incorporate.....but don't mix, you will overwork it. I really suggest hand or whisk or spatula....not a kitchen aid.

pour into pan -

bake for 20-25 minutes -

bake until golden brown -

you can use the "toothpick" trick, or wait for the cornbread to pull away from the foils walls -

OTHER POINTS TO NOTE ......................

Blue Corn Meal - Ewwwww, it is nasty. It lacks grit and gets soggy. You lose mouth feel, but if you are a hippy or have religious reasons.....well, I guess........

MODIFICATIONS ....................................

That cup of milk, well Klecko would split that to 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup sour cream. I just think it tightens the product up, giving if more heft and a prettier crumbwall.

HOT ?

Some peeps throw jalapeno's into their corn bread.

If so, here is a couple things to remember.....

Strain those peppers. If you have a bunch of juice, your product will have less strength. Also....jalapeños will attack the b-powder. it's like pointing a gun on a fat man and forcing him to run....within moment....BOOM....heart attack city.

If you add peppers, add a pinch more of the b-powder to compensate.

Good luck Leah, if you need any other help....Klecko is 651 329 4321