Onion Cornbread

Onion Cornbread tastes like hushpuppies baked in a skillet.

Crusty outside.  Moist and tender inside.

Easy to make with simple ingredients.

 

Pairs well with fried Fish Nuggets and Smoky Collard Greens

 

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EDITOR’S NOTE (September 8, 2022):  I posted this recipe for the first time October 5, 2018.  Today, I updated the recipe and instructions. 

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Delighted to share the ingredients I purchased and used to make this delicious recipe.

All comments are my own.

 

THE CORNMEAL MIX & SELF-RISING FLOUR

This recipe calls for one cup of yellow self-rising cornmeal mix and

1/4 cup of self-rising flour.

 

HOW TO MEASURE FLOUR

Too much flour will make the cornbread thick and dry. 

Here are tips on how to correctly measure…

1. Place sifter in a large bowl. 

2.  Pour 2 cups of flour in sifter (more than recipe requires).

3.  Sift all of it.  Discard whatever remains in the sifter.

4.  Use a spoon to lightly lift flour and pile high into measuring cup.

5.  Level off with smooth end of knife.

6.  Return leftover to bag or container.

 

THE YELLOW ONION 

This recipe calls for one large yellow onion (sweet). 

Pictured is ne whole yellow onion before peeling, slicing and chopping. 

 

HOW TO PREP THE ONION 

Remove skin.  Rinse.

Cut onion in half.  Cut off 4 thin slices. 

Separate into 10 to 12 onion rings (various sizes) that will line bottom of skillet.  

Chop the other half into small pieces and place in cornbread batter.

 

 

PREHEAT VEGETABLE OIL IN SKILLET

Preheat vegetable oil in skillet on top of the stove over low-medium heat.

Warm until sizzling hot (but not smoking).

 

THE ONION RINGS

Quickly arrange several onion rings around the bottom of the skillet.

 

Bake in 400 degree preheated oven. 

Reduce to 375 after placing skillet in oven. 

 

 

 

TOP VIEW

 

TURNED UPSIDE DOWN IN SKILLET

 

ENJOY!

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