Comments on: Dixie Cornbread (Go Dawgs!)

By: Mona Hickey

Mona Hickey — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:32:48 +0000

I have a family member who ate so much of my cornbread one day that now we call him “Cornbread!”

By: Mona Hickey

Mona Hickey — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:30:39 +0000

This is the way I’ve been making cornbread for years, except I use canola oil and butter and I heat the skillet on top of the stove instead of in the oven. I melt the butter in the skillet and pour the oil in right out of the bottle. After I pour the melted butter into the batter, I sprinkle cornmeal all around the bottom of the skillet and reheat the skillet until the cornmeal starts to turn brown before pouring the batter in. My daughter once asked me why I do that and I said, “‘Cause my Mama always did it that way!” (It makes a “crustier” crust!

My husband is from Atlanta. (Go Dawgs!)

By: richard

richard — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:52:48 +0000

Well as I thought it turn out gummy just under the beautiful top crust I will adjust the recipe to my liking and try it again.

By: richard

richard — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:16:39 +0000

I have not cook this yet but it seems to me to be to thin of a batter it seem to have to much butter milk in it accordingly to the list of ingredients it is about 50% liquid to almost50% dry ingredients I hope it is not a failure.

By: Anita

Anita — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:52:22 +0000

Not to put a damper on things but, being from West Tn and now transplanted into W. Ky I grew up with and without sugah in my cornbread…just all depended on my mother’s preferences or my grandma’s. Either way is truly southern in my opinion….I guess it’s kind of like pee-can’s or pa-can’s….all a matter of how you learned. As for me and my house, it’s the same….if I feel like adding sugah I do and if not, I don’t. LOL!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:36:06 +0000

Hubby & I are both from Western Kentucky and have a major cornbread disagreement! I will only eat sweet cornbread (and hushpuppies) if I can’t get the “real” thing; he thinks cornbread is supposed to be sweet. Guess I’ll never be able to make cornbread to please him, ’cause I just can’t bring myself to put sugar in it. Just seems wrong to me somehow…

Mama always heats enough bacon grease in her skillet so when she pours the batter in it immediately fries a little bit of the edges. This can cause fights at the supper table since the crust is the best part and some people try to sneak the crust from cornbread on neighboring plates. As the baby girl, I usually won these fights, but since their only grandchild (my fault – I just HAD to give in and give them a grandchild 17 years ago) discovered cornbread when he was little, I am no longer as confident of my standing… so sad!

Thankfully there is a simple solution – fried cornbread! Yummy!!

And, if this wasn’t already waaayyyy to long a comment! I don’t always have bacon grease in my kitchen since I don’t fry that much bacon **hangin’ head in shame**; so to help alleviate some of the guilt I just use lard. I use lard instead of shortening in my biscuits – it’s what Grandmother used so it must be right! Hmmm… cornbread or biscuits to go with the Chicken Planks we’re having for supper?

By: April B

April B — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:38:32 +0000

BEST cornbread EVER!!! I love hearing the sizzle when I pour the batter in the hot skillet. Buttermilk and flour make this recipe. Without flour cornbread tends to be too heavy and I get easily choked on it PERFECT!

By: Shari in Nebraska

Shari in Nebraska — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:43:51 +0000

Wow!

By: S Davis

S Davis — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:41:48 +0000

I will be trying this in the near future because I know Buttermilk gives stuff a Zing! I’m glad this is truly Southern Style Cornbread. My Mama gets so disgusted when she sees “Southern” style cornbread with sugar in the recipe. She’s from Kentucky and said no one she ever knew used sugar. I love it both ways mind ya. If you haven’t tried Bacon Grease in your cooking, gather up some strength & try it. We add it to Green Beans, Cooked Cabbage and the list goes on and on. It sure is a staple in a southern home.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:39:26 +0000

mMMMmm …in the oven now! ~ I’m thinkin’ my man is going to ask me to marry him all over again!