The trick to cooking with a cast iron skillet is always to preheat it first It can take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes on a medium to high heat. If you put a little water on your fingertips and flick into the pan, and if you hear sizzling, it is typically heated enough.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 21, 2020, at 6:52 PM, Kerryann Ifill via Cookinginthedark > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, I’m curious. > Why heat the skillet first/ > > Sounds intriguing. > > Regards > Kerry > >> On 21 Jan 2020, at 11:10 AM, Johna Gravitt via Cookinginthedark >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I also have a corn bread recipe but it's a bit more involved than the >> previous one. >> My husband grew up in Virginia and does not like sweet so I decided to make >> this for the first time last night and he loved it! >> The sugar in this recipe does not add any sweetness. >> Southern Style Corn Bread: >> 5 cups corn meal >> 5 TBSP flour >> 5 TSP sugar >> 2 and a half cups milk at room temp (recipe calls for whole milk but I used >> 2%) >> 8 OZ sour Cream >> 1/2 cup melted butter >> 1/3 cup vegetable oil >> D >> Directions: >> Wisk together the dry ingredients and set aside >> Beat the eggs then add milk >> Add the egg and milk mixture to the dry ingredience >> Add sour cream and butter and mix well >> Heat a 18 inch cast iron skillet on the stove (I used a 12 inch) >> Add oil to skillet then remove from heat and pour in batter >> Place in oven and bake for 35 to 45 minutes and enjoy >> >> >> People with disabilities, access job openings at >> http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings >> Johna Gravitt >> Accessibility Consultant >> Workplace Mentoring Resource Manager >> Recruitment Outreach Specialist >> Email: [email protected] >> Phone: (412)-446-4442 >> Main office Phone: (412)-787-8567 >> Web: www.benderconsult.com >> Celebrating 20+ Years of Disability Employment Solutions >> Recruitment. Workplace Mentoring. Technology Accessibility. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Janet Brown via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:49 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Janet Brown <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [CnD] A corn bread tip to go with the potatoes soup. >> >> I make a corn bread recipe without sugar because my husband from Louisiana >> grew up and loves that kind of corn bread. Here it is. >> 1 cup corn meal, 1 cup bis-quick, 2 eggs >> 1 half stick butter or entire stick depending on your preference. >> >> grease small loaf pan and preheat oven to 350. >> combine bis-quick and corn meal. melt the butter and let it cool. Add eggs >> to butter and incorporate them. Make sure the eggs have warmed up a bit and >> the butter has cooled so you don't cook the eggs. Mix wets and dries and >> pour into loaf pan. bake about 20 minutes, remove from oven, test for >> doneness and cool. After a few minutes, turn the loaf pan over and let the >> corn bread fall on to a plate. Eat it with that glorious soup. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jan 21, 2020, at 12:21 AM, Dena Polston via Cookinginthedark >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ron and all: >>> >>> I have seen the premade "sweet" cornbread at Wal-Mart too. I don't >>> have a Sams close by. >>> >>> All have a great day. >>> >>> Dena from Indiana >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark >>> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:03 PM >>> To: Cooking In The Dark >>> Cc: Ron Kolesar >>> Subject: [CnD] A corn bread tip to go with the potatoes soup. >>> >>> Hello to my fellow blind cooks. >>> For those who love corn bread as much as I do, here's a couple tips. >>> 1. To make sure the bread isn't as dry and or crumbly, add a can of >>> cream corn in the batter. >>> Tip two, which is a easier tip. >>> For those who have a Sam's club membership, Samsclub has a box of >>> small loafs of corn bread that also is awesome to the taste buds as well. >>> Smiles. >>> Now that would go great with the potato soup. SMILES. >>> To all, enjoy. >>> Ron KR3DOG >>> In the good old days of Morse code Shorthand, 73's AKA Best Regards >>> and or Best Whishes,From Ron Kolesar Volunteer Certified Licensed >>> Emergency Communications Station And Volunteer Certified Licensed Ham >>> Radio Station With the Call Sign of KR3DOG >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
