I did manage to find time to work on the bread for tonight's meal and so decided to add a quick post about it. This was an easy dutch oven
corn bread which turned out pretty good. Cream together 1/2 cup shortening and 1/3 cup sugar. Then add 4 eggs, followed by 2 tsp salt and 8 tsp baking powder. To this add 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 1/2 cups corn meal
and 2 2/3 cups milk. Bake at 375 degrees for about one hour. The sides of the bread are brown and the top a beautiful gold color. Next time I am planning on adding a bit of honey to the mix also. This recipe was easy to do in the dutch oven and I will repeat it again. This bread would be better sliced and served straight from the oven as corn bread crumbles a bit which makes it hard to remove in one piece. Possibly lining the oven with parchment paper
might solve this problem by giving you something to use to lift the bread.
Sorry, I intended to take a picture but got excited and removed the bread from the oven before I thought about it. :)
corn bread which turned out pretty good. Cream together 1/2 cup shortening and 1/3 cup sugar. Then add 4 eggs, followed by 2 tsp salt and 8 tsp baking powder. To this add 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 1/2 cups corn meal and 2 2/3 cups milk. Bake at 375 degrees for about one hour. The sides of the bread are brown and the top a beautiful gold color. Next time I am planning on adding a bit of honey to the mix also. This recipe was easy to do in the dutch oven and I will repeat it again. This bread would be better sliced and served straight from the oven as corn bread crumbles a bit which makes it hard to remove in one piece. Possibly lining the oven with parchment paper might solve this problem by giving you something to use to lift the bread.Sorry, I intended to take a picture but got excited and removed the bread from the oven before I thought about it. :)
The problem with lining the dutch oven with partchment paper is that then the bread wont absorbe the yummy flavor from the dutch oven. The reason we like to use the dutch oven is because of the smoky and rich flavors that it gives the food. Just somethin' to think about.
ReplyDeleteKim, I agree completely!! I won't be using the paper anytime soon as I enjoy the added flavor from the dutch oven. I am trying the recipe today with adding approximately 1 cup honey to the mix. After it is done I will add a post to let you know how it turns out :)
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