[CH] cornbread - buttermilk substitute?
Steve Taylor (stevet@terabyte.co.nz)
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:58:09 +1300
Help, can anyone recomend an alternative to buttermilk. I have been having a hel of a lot of trouble finding it here in New Zealand.
Thanks in advance -Steve
>Grammaw's Black-skillet cornbread
>This is a fairly dense, hearty bread, it will hold together when dipped
>in navy bean soup. This is nothing at all like the Marie Callenders
>type of cornbread which is too sweet and more cake than bread. This
>sticks to your ribs. .
>Anyway, here is the recipe. Note, there is NO sugar in this recipe.
>
>2 cups stone-ground cornmeal, white or yellow (I use 1/2 coarse & 1/2
>medium. Buy in health food store
>1 teaspoon baking soda
>1 teaspoon salt
>2 tablespoons flour
>2 large eggs, lightly beaten
>2 cups buttermilk
>2 tablespoons canola oil or corn oil (I make it with melted lard, but I
>don't to worry about cholesterol.
>
>Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease skillet and place in oven to heat.
>Combine all the dry ingredients and whisk to mix.
>Add eggs, buttermilk and oil.
>Mix just enough to be sure all the dry ingredients are moist and there
>are no dry lumps.
>Pour into smoking-hot skillet, (batter should sizzle and start to puff
>around edges. Return to oven and bake for 30-50 minutes or until cake
>tester inserted in center comes out clean. (ovens vary)
>For variations, you can add freshly-cut-off-the-cob sweetcorn.
>You can add some diced or chopped green chiles, Jalapenos, Habaneros or
>what suits your fancy.
>You can add crumbled crisp bacon
>You can add some finely diced onion lightly toasted in the oven.
>You can add a bit of grated cheese. I grate it fairly fine and let it
>air dry for close to an hour so it doesn't melt away to nothing.
>
>Cut into wedges. serve hot with fresh butter.
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