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• Jun. 13, 2007 - Long Lost Corn Bread

I have a confession to make.  I don't like corn bread.  I like the smell of it, especially when it is warm and buttery but when I eat it, I have to choke it down. 

There was one corn bread in my life that I did like.  I ate it at camp one year and when I got home I told my mom about it.  It had been almost white and was sweet.  She tried to recreate it from what I could tell her about it, even using white corn meal, but she couldn't duplicate it. 

For years now friends and family have tried this recipe or that, convinced that the only reason I didn't like corn bread is because I had never eaten their corn bread, which was never dry and shouldn't make me choke.  It didn't matter.  I didn't like any of them. 

My family likes corn bread and so I would make it for them, but I just couldn't eat it.  It's so gritty and weird tasting!  I was beginning to think that the corn bread I had eaten at camp that year had only tasted good because I had been very hungry. 

Today it struck me.  What if the corn bread at camp was made with corn (masa) flour instead of corn meal?  I ran to the store to buy some masa and made two batches of corn bread with it, one using just the masa flour and one with half masa and half wheat flour.  I eagerly awaited for it to come out of the oven.  The timer went off and I pulled it out, cut a piece and took a bite.  BINGO!  That was it!  I ate an entire slice of it. 

Dear Man agreed that it was very good and ate a couple pieces himself.  I liked the batch that had half masa and half wheat flour best, but even the pure masa flour bread was good. 

So if you don't like corn bread give this option a try.  Replace the corn meal in any recipe with masa flour.  Let me know what you think!

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• Jun. 13, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Tiany
Great idea! We use masa for all types of foods! We love the stuff! :-)
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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous
You know, I am going to have ot agree with you. I made it just the other day and oh how dry and crumbly it was. I realized that I didn't really like it. I will have to try it your way. Sounds much better.
Susan
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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by MiikoGibson
Sounds yummy! But you should try my MIL's corn bread made with buttermilk. Hers is cripsy outside (she heats her iron cast pan first and soft and fragrant inside). Mine never turns out her way as I have to skip the eggs (son's allergy) and I use a pyrex dish (shame!). I've not tried the masa flour - I'm not sure what that is! Need to read up and experiment. I make mine with half whole wheat and half home-ground corn kernels. Man, once you grind your own meal, you don't ever want to get those store-bought ones again! Also my dh loves crumbling his cornbread in a tall glass and then pouring buttermilk over it. A childhodd delight. I don't know how he can stomach that. Have a great day. Have not blogged or visited friends in a while and yours was the first that I clicked, LOL.

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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by drewsfamilytx
I just love finding a long lost recipe!

My favorite cornbread is the cheap Jiffy kind. Seriously! I've made it from scratch, from frozen and from every mix you can think of.

I learned from AmyBeth (mysmokymtnhomeschool) when I visited TN way back when, that the key to a deliciously crisp bottom on your cornbread is to heat your pan FIRST with a bit of shortening in it. Melt the shortening, then pour the batter into the very hot pan, bake in the oven according to directions. YUMMY!
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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Bluejane
Why do you always have to do this stuff when I'm not there to enjoy it!
Oh well, I guess if you like it you'll be makeing more of it.

Bluejane
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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by SandBetweenMyToes
I'm going to give that a try sometime, although all of my family likes cornbread. I almost always serve it with pink eye/ purple hull peas, if I have some. My husband loves them. He crumbles up his cornbread, then spoons the peas, with a ton of the juice over the bread. Yuck. But that's one of his favorites. Marissa "inherited" the taste for it.
One time I accidently left the video camera running while I went to a public restroom. Lovely sound effects, as it sat at my feet! Fortunately, I discovered it immediately, and was able to rewind the tape and tape over it! Whew.
Letitia
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• Jun. 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by nsremom
That is SO interesting. I would have never guessed that it was the solution.

But, I'd eat any kind of bread with yummy butter.
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• Jun. 17, 2007 - Good for you!

Posted by ReviewsbyHeidi
I like cornbread, so I'm glad to hear that you have found a version that you can enjoy with your family too! We love it with chili and other soups.
Heidi
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• Jun. 18, 2007 - Wow!

Posted by SuzyScribbles
What a great idea! I have a small sack of Masa flour in my cupboard that I use to make tamales (yeah, the one time I did it). I don't know what to do with it now. Cornbread is a great idea.
BTW, tamales are so much work! My Mexican friend had a tamale-making party for a couple of us, and it takes all morning. However, my boys still ask, "When can we have tamales?" They are SO good.
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• Jun. 19, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by TOSPUBLISHER
Hey you goof, thanks for the silly poem/song thing for the baby!

www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com
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• Jun. 19, 2007 - Thanks a ton

Posted by GiffordBabyJournal
Thanks a ton for the idea! I love cornbread, but I can't wait to try it out this way! When I was a kid our family would have cornbread as a treat after dinner. We would crumble it in a bowl and put syrup over it. YUMMY, makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
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• Jun. 19, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Aligirl
My husband can't STAND cornbread, but maybe he would go for the masa corn bread! I am anxious to try it out now.

Ali
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• Jun. 20, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Leigh2
I will try that! I have never been fond of cornbread either.
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• Jun. 20, 2007 - LOL

Posted by JacqueDixonSoulRestES
Amanda and I were sitting here reading your post, agreeing that we do not like corn bread, either.
I was happy to read about the flour! I don't mind eating it with beans or something that makes it "wet", but we don't really care for the lack of flavor either. My friend makes it with real corn in it and I have made it with green chiles and cheese, too. We liked that.
I will have to try out your recipe and see if we like it. I haven't made it with cheese and chiles in awhile, so I think I will do that next time and try it with flour.
Have a lovely week!
Blessings!
-J
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• Aug. 16, 2007 - I don't like corn bread

Posted by short
I have never understood why people love it....
I have never seen your blog, didn't even know that you had one but am very happy to have found it.
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