Cornbread

[eagle90 125]

Does anyone out there have a simple Dutch Oven recipe for Cornbread? I've seen some on the web, but they have 10 or so ingredients. We want to try this for our upcoming Family Campout. Thanks for the help!

 

Dale

[EagleInKY 14]

Uh, I guess I'm over simplifying it (or maybe just boring), but I've bought plain-old cornbread mix from the store and made it just fine.

[kenk 11]

Here is a basic cornbread recipe. Unless you use a pre-mixed package, you can't get simpler than this:

 

http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/dutch-oven-recipe-cornbread.htm

 

Best Ever Cornbread

1 cup butter; melted (or vegetable oil)

2 cups cornmeal

4 eggs; beaten

3 cups all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

4 tsp. baking powder

2 cups sugar

1 tsp. salt

 

In a large bowl mix together butter, eggs, and milk. In a separate bowl sift together sugar, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients 1 cup at a time just until blended - don't beat this too much.

 

Spoon cornbread mixture into a lightly greased 12" Dutch oven and spread evenly.

 

Cover Dutch oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 45 minutes or until cornbread turns golden brown.

 

NOTE: For even browning make sure you spread the coals on top and bottom evenly, AND make sure to turn the oven and lid 1/4 turn in opposite directions every 10 minutes. Every 10 minutes or so roate the dutch oven 1/4 turn in one direction and at the same time turn the lid 1/4 turn in the opposite direction (note: the lid will alway point the same way). This distributes the heat more evenly on the food.

 

Serve warm with honey butter.

 

Serves: 10-12

 

Lodge dutch ovens provide this table of how to set up the coals for different temperatures:

 

# of coals (top/bottom):

Oven 325 350 375 400 425 450 degrees

8" 10/5 11/5 11/6 12/6 13/6 14/6

10" 13/6 14/7 16/7 17/8 18/9 19/10

12" 16/7 17/8 18/9 19/10 21/10 22/11

14" 20/10 21/11 22/12 24/12 25/13 26/14

 

Cornbread is usually baked at 400 degrees.

 

 

[dan 10]

I use Jiffy mix, 2 packets per 12" dutch oven and follow the instructions on the box.

[oldman 10]

If you're southern, you can simplify the recipe by deleting the sugar and by using white not yellow cornmeal and deleting the flour.

 

[packsaddle 753]

Well, I'm a southerner and I dearly love cornbread. If you use too much baking powder, it gets a soapy taste. I concur regarding deleting the sugar, that makes more of a corn 'cake'. What I do like is to add creamed corn and chopped jalapeno peppers. Makes a nice moist, spicy bread that demands another bite, and another.

[eagle90 125]

Thanks for the replies. Just to follow up, we followed EagleinKY's advice and used a boxed mix by Krusteaz. 2 boxes per 12" Dutch Oven. About 24 coals on top, 16 on bottom, baked for 28 minutes - PERFECT! Made 4 of them, and all turned out great. A big hit with our families!

 

Dale