Single serving.
1 cup water ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup cornmeal or grits 1 tsp butter
Bring water to a boil. Add the salt. Slowly whisk the cornmeal into the water. Turn heat to low and stir until it is thick. This is almost instantaneous for a single serving, but longer for larger amounts. Stir in the butter.
Serve with savory or sweet toppings, as a breakfast, a side dish, or a base for a main dish.
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This basic recipe can be used as the template for many variations of the classic dessert.
For a medium sized cobbler, about 9”×6”.
Filling: 3 cups fruit, fresh or frozen about ¼ cup sugar (more or less depending on the fruit used)
Topping: 1 cup flour 1 ½ cups rolled oats ¼ cup sugar 1/3 cup butter
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Prepare the fruit as necessary, such as washing, peeling, chopping it into roughly bite-sized pieces, removing seeds. Stir the fruit and sugar together, then spread into the bottom of a baking pan.
Stir the oats, flour, and sugar together. Use your fingers to rub in the butter until there is no dry powder. Sprinkle the topping over the fruit and bake for 30 minutes.
Use rolled barley, rye, or wheat instead of rolled oats. Use white sugar, brown sugar, honey, or maple syrup. Combine any type of fruit. Add 1-2 tsp of spices to the filling or the topping. Add extras to the filling like chopped nuts, dried fruit, shredded coconut, or chocolate chips. Use coconut oil instead of butter. Use different types of flour in the topping such as almond flour, corn meal or masa harina.
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The corn fries to a crunchy shell, with a soft interior.
1 cup corn meal ¼ cup flour 1 Tbsp honey or sugar 1 ½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper ¾ cups water or vegetable stock ¼ cup chopped fresh chives ½ cup mixed vegetables (e.g. corn, beans, minced peppers) Canola oil for frying
Stir together the corn meal, flour, sugar/honey, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Slowly stir in the water and honey if using. It should be a thick, but smooth, batter. Stir in the chives and vegetables.
Heat about 1/2” of oil in a skillet over high heat, then turn the heat to medium when it gets hot. Drop large spoonfuls of batter into the oil and press them down into patties. Cook on each side until golden brown. Place them on a cooking rack on top of a baking sheet to drain oil before serving. Eat plain as a snack, or add toppings.
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1 cup corn meal 1 cup flour 1 Tbsp baking powder ½ cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 cup milk 2 eggs ¼ cup butter ¼ cup honey
Preheat oven to 400° F.
In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Cut the butter into the mixture. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, and milk. Add to the dry mixture and stir until just mixed, then stir in the honey. It is ok to have lumps, as they will continue to absorb moisture and dissolve.
Cornbread loaf: bake for 20 minutes in a greased 9” square or circular baking pan.
Muffins: Place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin tin. Divide the batter into the cups. Bake for 15 minutes.
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1 cup masa harina (for more corn flavor & color, use ¾ cup masa harina and ¼ cup yellow or blue corn meal) ¾ – 1 cup warm water ¼ tsp salt
Stir together the flour and salt. Stir in ¾ cup water to make a moist dough. Moist enough to stick together, dry enough to form a ball instead of sticky globs on your hands. Knead it to make a smooth ball of dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap or a wet towel and let it sit for a few minutes to absorb its moisture. Knead in more flour or water if necessary after it has sat for a while. It should feel like playdough.
Preheat a frying pan over high heat, then turn it to medium.
Prepare a pressing folder by cutting open 3 edges of a plastic storage bag, or cutting a rectangle of baking parchment and folding in half into a square.
Form a small ball of dough, place on one half of the pressing folder, fold over the other half, and use a flat-bottomed plate to press the dough into a circle. Press the tortillas as thin as you can. Peel off the top half, flip the dough onto one hand and peel off the other half of the folder.
Cook them over medium heat until browned on each side.
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Chicken: Needs to be thawed. Doesn't have to be room temperature, but can't be frozen. Cut out any bones. Cut or pound the meat so it is no more than ¾” thick.
First dredge: Flour and/or cornmeal.
Second dredge: Buttermilk, or milk with some acid added. Generally vinegar, but you can amp the flavor by adding salsa, steak sauce, or whatever.
Third dredge: Mostly bread crumbs. Panko for most crunch, but any kind will work. Add lots of salt, pepper, and seasonings. (paprika, rosemary, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, what you want)
Frying: I use plain canola oil. Type of oil doesn't necessarily matter as long as it can get hot. Use at least ½” of oil. Put it over high heat in a frying pan. Once it gets hot, turn the heat to medium.
Process: Use tongs to handle everything.
First, coat the chicken piece with flour/cornmeal. Then dip it quickly into the milk. Then put it in the breadcrumb mixture, coat it & press the crumbs onto it.
Put the chicken directly into the hot oil. Let it fry, without moving it, for several minutes until the bottom is deep golden brown. Then flip it and fry the other side the same.
Don't have more than 2 or 3 pieces frying at a time so they have space & a more stable temperature.
When you take out the chicken, put the pieces on a cooling rack atop a baking sheet. Extra oil will drip off, and the chicken will cool without getting soggy.
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4 cups peaches, sliced thin and pit removed 1 ½ Tbsp sugar 1 tsp ground ginger 1 Tbsp unflavored gelatin or collagen 1 ½ cup flour 1 ½ cup corn meal or masa harina ½ cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt ¼ cup butter ½ cup cream or half & half 2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease an 8” square or circular cake pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together the peaches, 1 ½ Tbsp sugar, gelatin, and ground ginger. If the fruit is frozen, it needs to be thawed.
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut the butter into small cubes, then cut it into the flour mixture until the butter is all small pieces. Stir in the eggs and cream to make a thick, clumpy dough. Add more liquid if necessary, so there is no loose powder in the dough.
Put ½ of the crumb mixture into the bottom on the cake pan, in an even layer. Put the peach mixture in an even layer over the crumbs. Top with a layer of the remaining crumb mixture, sprinkling it in large clumps.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until lightly golden on top.
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1 lb cabbage (about ½ head) 1 lb fennel bulb (about 2 bulbs) 1 Tbsp butter ½ cup onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dried thyme leaves, or 1 Tbsp fresh ½ tsp hotroot pepper (or to taste) ¼ cup vegetable stock 1 Tbsp vinegar 1 cup 2% milk, half-and-half, or cream ¼ cup corn meal ½ tsp salt
Preheat the oven to 375° F.
Chop the cabbage and fennel bulbs into thin slices.
In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the onion, cabbage, and fennel, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, and cook for another 5 minutes.
Pour into a 9”×13” baking pan, cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.
Use leftover cabbage and fennel bake to make pasties.
Take pie crust dough, roll into small circles, and fill each one with cabbage and fennel bake. Fold each circle in half and pinch the edges closed. Bake them at 350° F for 20-30 minutes.
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½ cup butter 3 Tbsp sugar 1 ¼ cup fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup flour ½ cup applesauce ¼ cup honey ½ cup corn meal 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 eggs 1 Tbsp minced candied ginger, or ½ tsp ground ginger
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Melt ¼ cup butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the sugar, stirring to dissolve. Add cranberries. Let cook, stirring, until the cranberries are all cracked up. Pour this mixture into a greased bread loaf pan (5”x9”), distributing evenly over the bottom.
Stir together flour, corn meal, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ginger.
Beat together the remaining butter, applesauce, and honey, until the butter is in small chunks. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Slowly beat in the flour mixture, until combined. Spoon into the pan over the cranberries, spreading evenly and smoothing the top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes before inverting to remove from pan.
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7 cups water or vegetable stock 6 Tbsp corn meal 3 Tbsp oil 1 ½ tsp salt ¾ tsp pepper ¾ tsp basil ½ tsp thyme 1 ¼ pound potatoes, diced 5 carrots, chopped 3 celery sticks, chopped 1 ½ medium onions, chopped 1 ½ cup peas 1 ½ cup corn 3 cups beans, precooked
Dumplings: 2 ¼ cup flour ¾ tsp salt ¼ cup butter 1 ¼ cup milk or nut milk 3 egg whites
Whisk the corn meal into the water/vegetable stock. Add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Let it simmer, but not boil.
Combine flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is like coarse crumbs. Beat in milk and egg whites. Drop dough in spoonfuls into the stew. Cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cover and cook for 10 more minutes until dumplings are done.
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