Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corn. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Super Moist Cornbread



Ingredients

1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon table salt
¼ cup light brown sugar
¾ cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish (glass is recommended) with non-stick cooking spray.
 In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined; set aside.
 In a food processor or blender, process the sugar, thawed corn kernels and buttermilk until combined, about 5 seconds. Add the eggs and process until well combined (corn lumps will remain), about 5 seconds longer.
Using a rubber spatula, make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; pour the wet ingredients into the well. Fold the dry ingredients into wet, giving the mixture only a few turns to barely combine; add the melted butter and continue folding until the dry ingredients are just moistened (do not overmix!).

 Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth the surface with a rubber spatula. Bake until deep golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert cornbread onto wire rack, turn right side up and continue to cool until warm, about 10 minutes longer. Cut into pieces and serve.

Recipe from The Brown Eyed Baker.


Sunday, April 26, 2015

Blackened Shrimp Chowder

Ingredients

2 T butter
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
3 baby bell peppers, various colors, chopped
2-1/2 T flour
2 10 oz. cans clam juice
1 13 oz. can coconut milk
1/2 C water
3 T Old Bay blackening spices
1 tsp. dried basil
1-1/2 lbs. large shrimp, peeled & tailed removed
10 oz. pkg. frozen corn
2 T capers
8 oz. mascarpone cheese

Heat butter in a Dutch oven.  Add celery, onion and pepper; stir 5-6 minutes over medium heat until tender Stir in flour to coat. Add claim juice, coconut milk, water, blackening spice and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add shrimp, corn and capers. Cook 2-5 minutes or until shrimp are bright pink. Remove from heat. Stir in mascarpone and continue stirring until melted. Serve with fresh basil leaves and polenta.  Polenta can go in the bottom of the bowl and the chowder on top, or you can serve it on the side.

Sit back and enjoy every spoonful!










Thursday, February 5, 2015

Creamy Corn-Filled Sweet Peppers

Photo courtesy of Pillsbury.com

I have made these for 2 different occasions and they have disappeared as they are so scrumptious!

Ingredients
1 bag (11 oz) Green Giant™ Steamers™ frozen honey roasted sweet corn
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon Watkins™ Italian Seasoning
11 mini sweet peppers (3 to 4 inches long), cut in half lengthwise leaving stem attached, seeded
1 can Pillsbury™ Crescent Recipe Creations™ refrigerated seamless dough sheet or 1 can Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dinner rolls (8 rolls)
3 tablespoons butter, melted

Heat oven to 375°F. Line large cookie sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Microwave corn as directed on bag. Cut open bag; cool 10 minutes.

In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add corn, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of the Italian seasoning; mix well. Place cream cheese mixture in large resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off 1/2 inch from corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe filling into each pepper half.

Unroll dough. (If using crescent roll dough, firmly press perforations to seal.) Press to form 11x9-inch rectangle. With pizza cutter or knife, cut dough into 22 (9x1/2-inch) strips.

Wrap 1 dough strip around each pepper, from stem to tip. Place filling-side up on cookie sheet, tucking in ends of dough under pepper.
Bake 12 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.  Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix melted butter and remaining 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning. Remove peppers from oven; brush with butter mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese evenly over peppers. Serve warm.

Recipe taken from Pillsbury website.