My Favorite Cornbread I Made It

My Favorite Cornbread

geranium 15 years ago

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, BUT.... This recipe was really good! Full review (no picture) are on the recipe.

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lilliancooks 15 years ago said:

lol! You did it right Geranium! As long as you tried the recipe and its not a recipe that you posted to GR, it can be posted here! And mentioning the recipe in a thread is perfect because it brings more attention to the recipe! And other members can see what recipes are being tried by GR members!

And I'm so glad you showed this one, because...I have a question about that recipe! I've been eyeing it for a while and your the second member who loved it, but instead of buttermilk it says to use vinegar and milk...do you or anyone else know if we should use equal amounts of milk and vinegar? I love cornbread and I think I'll try this one next time!

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geranium 15 years ago said:

I found an article online, that says if you add a tablespoon of vinegar to a cup of milk and let stand for 5 minutes, you have buttermilk. You could also use on tablespoon of lemon juice or apple cider vinegar instead.

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lilliancooks 15 years ago said:

Oh...just 1 Tbls. per cup of milk, for 5 mintues? Thats a great tip! I always stay away from buttermilk recipes because I never have it in the house and I hate to buy it if I'm not going to use it much.

I wonder if that would work with low fat milk? Then I could have low fat buttermilk!!! Is that too good to be true?

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geranium 15 years ago said:

I betcha it would work.

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geranium 15 years ago said:

:)

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keni 15 years ago said:

the taste is close enough to work in most recipes, Lillian.... I use a lot of buttermilk, but if I don't have it, I'll do the sub(with lemon juice, though, rather than vinegar)....BUT...I use at least 2% milk because if you use skim, which you can, it will change the texture of whatever you're using it for because buttermilk has a higher fat content...

so, it will take a lil getting used to, so just play around :)

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lilliancooks 15 years ago said:

Thanks...I'll have to test it out someday!

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pointsevenout 15 years ago said:

Buttermilk is buttermilk. It has a bacteria in it that grows to make the milk thick and have those lumps in the milk.

Putting lemon juice or vinegar in milk makes sour milk. It has no bacteria in it. It is clabbered milk. Pretty much the same thing if you let your milk go bad, if not the same thing.

Do a taste test next time you have buttermilk and regular milk. Drink some buttermilk to get the taste in your mouth then clabber some milk and drink some of that.

Buttermilk is about twice as expensive as regular milk but you can make your own buttermilk at home. All you need is 1 cup of buttermilk per gallon of regular milk. Pour out 2 cups of regular milk and pour in 1 cup of buttermilk. Leave the mixed gallon of milk out on the counter overnight at or slightly above room temperature and in the morning you will have a gallon of buttermilk. Refrigerate it. As long as you keep to the ratio you should be able to make it in any size container (just in case you don't use that much buttermilk). You can keep on using the last of the buttermilk in the container as a starter bacteria for a fresh batch of buttermilk, keeping the ratio the same. As long as the bacteria keeps on replicating itself, the bacteria is always fresh and viable.

Buttermilk also keeps longer in the fridge than regular milk.

This process might make the milk separate out into curds and whey but a quick spin in the blender will mix everything up to a nice thick consistency.

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rhianna 15 years ago said:

Lillian, it's so good to know that you can freeze b'milk (in 1/2 cup amounts?) - it'll bake up fine when thawed. Lilian, do I understand correctly: this group is for any GR member? And that the submitter can't list their own recipe? Thx.

pointsevenout, I make creme fraiche & yogurt, so would like to make b'milk also. What would be a smaller quantity ( like 2 cups)? ~Thx.

Ger, I'll go look for that recipe. It helps to have the URL inside this thread for the recipe to which you refer. Thx!

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lilliancooks 15 years ago said:

I think I got that Points! I'm not good with scientific stuff! lol! But I like what Geranium and Keni said...much easier their way! I'm trying to find a low fat alternative.

Yes, Rhianna...unless your recipe was made and reviewed by another GR member.

The cornbread recipe is posted near the top of this group's list of recipes...I'll go get it and post it here.

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lilliancooks 15 years ago said:

Here you go...

http://www.grouprecipes.com/93408/my-favorite-cornbread.html

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mommyluvs2cook 11 years ago said:

My Favorite Cornbread

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