And speaking of corn bread

13 years ago

Am I the only person who does not like sweet cornbread? I wish Jiffy would make a cornbread mix without the sweet taste. I make my cornbread from scratch and that way I get it like I want it. :)

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yayagal
13 years ago
Trader Joe's makes a great mix, it's not sweet and has real corn in it. We love it.
glenda_al
13 years ago
Me, I'm not a sweet person :o)

Irondale Cafe/Whistle Stop makes the best cornbread. patti43 can vouch as she makes this recipe.

Irondale Cafe Cornbread

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 teaspoons melted butter
2 beaten eggs
1 1/2 cups fat free cultured buttermilk
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups self- rising white cornmeal
1 1/2 cups self- rising White Lily flour
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Let batter rest under refrigeration for 1-2 hours.
Pour batter into a well buttered 9Ã¯Â¿Â½13 pan.
Bake at 350 degree in convection oven for 17 to 20 minutes or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Brush top liberally with melted butter.
Can also bake in a pre-heated, cast iron skillet for a dark and crunchy bottom crust.
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azzalea
13 years ago
Have you tried Martha White's Cotton Country Cornbread mix? MW puts out several mixes to suit various tastes. The CCC one isn't loaded with sugar--it's more of a true Southern Cornbread type product. MW is in pouches--some supermarkets carry it, and Walmart generally does. Not every store has every one of their varieties, but you should be able to find it if you look--I can get it and I live 'way up north'--LOL!
Pieonear
Original Author
13 years ago
I'll have to look for those. Thanks!

Another question...Do you prefer white or yellow corn meal?
I have always used the white but since moving down here I haven't been able to find white in any grocery store, not even Wal-Mart. Must be a Florida thing!
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
13 years ago
I hate the Jiffy mix! I like to add a little can of Rotel or corn to my batter. I like a fresh mlled yellow corn meal.....yum.....the cornier the better.
Fun2BHere
13 years ago
Morrison's Corn-Kits in a pouch. I stock up when I visit relatives in Texas. It has a tiny bit of sugar, but it's not sweet or cake-like in texture.
marie_ndcal
13 years ago
Again, with Jalapeno peppers--so good!!!
marilyn_c
13 years ago
I don't like sweet cornbread. I like the pouches that Azzalea mentioned by Martha White. It's for white cornbread, but I think there is also one for yellow. I like the recipe on the back for cornbread dressing.
hounds_x_two
13 years ago
Mammie, no! You are not alone. I do not care for sweet cornbread. Actually, I really prefer a good jalapeno cornbread.
glenda_al
13 years ago
Give me cracklin cornbread any ole day!
lazypup
13 years ago
Damn Glenda,,you showing your age now,,,these youngsters don't even know what real cracklins are.....LOL
glenda_al
13 years ago
tee hee lazypup! But oh so good!
OklaMoni
13 years ago
Hmm I don't use a mix... and mine is sweet... and I love it.

Moni
wildchild
13 years ago
I don't mind it just a little sweet but the cake mix/corn breads on the other thread are just weird. I want cornbread, not cornbread flavored cake.

I like the recipes on the back of the Alba cornmeal box. One is slightly sweet and the other is not. I also like my cornbread a bit gritty. If I want it sweet I slather on honey butter. :-)

I do make a smoother version when I am taking it for a group. I use the original Marie Callendar's pouch for that as it works well in fancy shaped muffin pans. I tried the Honey Butter version in the pouch and ended up throwing most of the batch out. Not only sweet but chemical tasting.

Glenda I never knew it was called crackling cornbread but I do make corn bread with bacon in it. I do it in a cast iron skillet.
dances_in_garden
13 years ago
Even though I am a dratted Northerner (Canada IS north, right?) I prefer my cornbread not to be sweet, and heavy on the cornmeal rather than flour. If it has more flour, then I do appreciate some corn in there as well.

Most places here will do a cornbread as part of a "theme" dish on a menu, but it is always sugar sweet, dense, and more like greasy cake than true cornbread. Makes me gag!

Dances.
Pieonear
Original Author
13 years ago
Dances, you just described how I like it..Not sweet, and little or no flour.

We ate somewhere lately and they put a piece of cornbread on my plate and it was just like you said, sweet, dense and like greasy cake. Love your description! LOL
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
13 years ago
Can you imagine a corn bread dressing made with that sweet, floury corn cake? ICK!
kacram
13 years ago
We like the jiffy! lol
OnAHolliday
13 years ago
I'm with hound and marie, jalapeno (and sharp cheddar) will usually end up in my mix.

Not sweet or "cakey", ever.
OnAHolliday
13 years ago
OMG! How can I forget... Bacon grease.. a big healthy wad of bacon grease straight from the coffee can! Okay, I'm kidding about the can as I have this snazzy container with a little sieve and lid that's made specifically for that use.

I'm gonna ask a question in another thread.. Only because I really want to know the answer.