Re: Friday Night Vittles? 7/11/2025

Jill McQuown wrote on 7/17/2025 7:40 PM:

On 7/17/2025 8:12 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:00:52 +0000, Jill McQuown wrote:
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On 7/11/2025 11:45 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

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On Sat, 12 Jul 2025 2:27:50 +0000, Bruce wrote:

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Inspired by RFC, I just baked my first corn bread ever. It doesn't
want to come out of the mold, so we're letting it cool off more. But
the point is I didn't notice the kitchen getting much hotter during
baking.
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What did you bake your cornbread in?  Mine will just
flop right out of the cast iron skillet if I want to
dump it out.

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I don't know about you but I do have to cool my cornbread before it
flops right out of the skillet. :)
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Jill
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Mine is a w.e.l.l. seasoned cast iron skillet and the
bread has pulled away from the sides and will actually
drop out of it if I turn it upside down.  That dab of
bacon grease that has been heated to the smoking point
before pouring in the batter greatly assists in the
removal.

 Well, I don't use bacon grease, I use butter added to the cast iron skillet (I used to use vegetable shortening but not for years) and also butter cut into to the dry ingredients to make the batter.  Definitely not olive oil in the pan or in the cornbread.  I have to give Bruce kudos for making cornbread.  I can't imagine it without an egg, however.   But he seems pleased with the results.
 Jill

It's so nice that your Majesty is pleased with Bruce's effort.  That is a very rare occurrence.