Recipe

Sweet Corn Light Bread Loaf Recipe

	Jett2whit / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago A recipe from 1865 that surfaced from searching thru the old newspapers....I didn't have a paper that old!! Prep:24m Cook:95m Servings:6	Jett2whit
	sweet sorghum cornbread antiquerecipe different good

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Ingredients

2 cups self rising corn meal(corn meal mix)

1 cup self rising flour

1 cup water, more if needed

1 tablespoon vegetable shortening or butter, melted, more for the pan.

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup sorghum syrup(similar to molasses)

1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Combine the cornmeal mix and flour in a medium bowl.

Add water and stir to combine.

Add more water if needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough is smooth.(It should be very stiff)

Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand overnight at room temperature.

The next day, heat oven to 300 degrees F .

Grease a loaf pan with melted shortening or butter. Set aside.

Remove plastic wrap from the cornmeal mixture.

Combine buttermilk, sorghum and baking soda in a large liquid measuring cup.

Add the liquid ingredients to the cornmeal mixture.

Stir until smooth.

Stir in melted shortening or butter.

Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.

Bake until firm, 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes.

IF THE TOP STARTS TO BECOME TOO DARK, COVER WITH FOIL

Remove to rack to cool slightly.

Run a knife around the outside of the loaf.

Invert and serve warm

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Comments

jett2whit 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Per slice:
203 calories(percent of calories from fat)
4 grams protein
44 grams carbohydrates
2 grams fiber
2 grams fat(0.5 gram saturated)
trace cholesterol
515 milligrams sodium

bigstmpr 1 year, 7 months ago said:
THIS SOUNDS YUMMY

kismet 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Jett,this is alot like Indian Corn bread.Thank-you.How is your evening?

danadooley 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This is a gem you've dug up jett. I love these old world recipes that take us back to the past. Great post.

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This sounds very good.

ruskingirl 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Currently loving cornbread and recipes...thanks girl.

chefmeow 1 year, 7 months ago said:
This sounds really, really, really good. Love cornbread around here, so this will be a must try. Thanks for posting.

lunasea 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Sounds delish, Jett m'dear. I love warm cornbread with just a little butter. It's like a slice of heaven...

Thanks for the post!

petunia97 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Love it, saving it! thanks...have a great day!

kprice54 1 year, 7 months ago said:
My Grandmother used to make this for us all the time when I was young. We loved it, but we never ate it warm out of the oven. She served it the next day, sliced and browned in the skillet. Yum!
I am glad to see this recipe. No one has ever heard of Corn Light Bread.

annieamie 12 months ago said:
Oh Jett, thanks for posting this cornbread recipe! It sounds soooo good! I can't wait to make this one!

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