Crusty Soft-Center Spoon Bread

Name: Crusty Soft-Center Spoon Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal; 1 egg, beaten; 1 cup milk; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup milk (separate from the 1 cup above)

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Prep 15 min
Total 60 min
Servings 1

A delicious "corn souffle" type bread, perfect for those days when you don't want to do a lot of work for a good meal. From The Joy of Cooking MORE+ LESS-

By Girl Versus Dough

Updated January 14, 2015

Ingredients

1/4

cup all-purpose flour

tablespoon sugar

teaspoon salt

teaspoon baking powder

3/4

cup yellow cornmeal

egg, beaten

cup milk

tablespoons butter

1/2

cup milk (separate from the 1 cup above)

Steps

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1

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
2

Add cornmeal and stir to combine.
3

Stir in egg and milk until well combined.
4

In a high-rimmed 8 x 8-inch baking dish, melt butter.
5

Pour batter over the butter in the baking dish, then pour remaining 1/2 cup of milk over the top.
6

Bake 45 minutes or until good and crusty. Enjoy warm with a spoon.