I'm sitting here, the day after Thanksgiving, looking outside to this gloomy weather, and knowing that this is definitely CHILI weather (with it being the day after Turkey day, maybe I should be thinking of a light salad and fruit, but....nah). And let me ask, what better side to go with chili than cornbread?
I promise, this cornbread recipe will satisfy any and all of your cornbread needs! And to add, this was the one recipe I wrote about back in October that was passed down from my beautiful grandmother years ago. Today, I am putting it out there to all you beautiful people!
Not only is this recipe wonderful, but it is super simple. Look at this thing; weathered and battered and almost unreadable! I've read it so many times though that I am really close to having it memorized. Only a few more times and I think I'll have it down.
Any recipe that says "mix all the ingredients together" as the first line is a BIG winner to me. That means that most likely, it will be easy for me to do and to pull off. Score #1!
First I preheated my oven to 450. Let that preheat, then mix together 1 and 1/2 cups of self rising cornmeal, 1/2 cup of Wesson oil, 3 eggs, 1 cup of sour cream, 1 small can cream style corn, and 3 or 4 green onions chopped fine (I love green onions, so I used the entire 4).
I used a casserole pan that I use for hot dips and other such things, sprayed it with cooking spray, and poured half the mixture right on in. After that, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of shredded cheese over the top, pour the rest of the mixture on top of that, then sprinkle another 1/4 cup of shredded cheese on the top.
Boom. Done. Just like that! Score #2! Put it in the oven, wait 30 minutes, and you've got delicious cornbread waiting to be put with the perfect main dish. OR, you can eat it by itself! I do a little bit of both, and every time it is awesome.
AND...instead of making you try to read the recipe card above (even though I love the old look of the card!), below is a little bit of a more cleaner version. Score #3!!
Friends, go and make this! You WILL NOT regret it. :)
Much love,
Ashley
