| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Inactive: | 5 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 5 to 8 servings |
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 45 min |
| Prep: | 10 min |
| Inactive: | 5 min |
| Cook: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 5 to 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 slices maple bacon
- 1/2 cup self-rising flour
- 3/4 cup fine cornmeal
- Pinch salt
- 1 egg, plus 1 egg white
- 1 (14-ounce) can creamed corn
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put a cast iron cornbread pan with 7 corn shaped or 8 wedge shaped baking divots in the oven to heat.
- Slowly cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy. Set bacon aside on a paper towel lined dish and allow rendered bacon fat to cool slightly.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal and salt. In a larger bowl, whisk the eggs until frothy and add the creamed corn. Fold in the dry ingredients and combine until just mixed. Dice the cooked bacon and fold it into the batter.
- Pour the bacon fat into the hot iron pan and divide it evenly between the sections, discarding the excess. Divide the batter between the sections until full.
- Bake until golden in color, about 17 to 19 minutes. Allow the cornbread to cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 202 |
| Total Fat | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 32 mg |
| Sodium | 319 mg |
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 202 |
| Total Fat | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Cholesterol | 32 mg |
| Sodium | 319 mg |
Reviews
So I have to admit that I am a Yankee so this probably renders my opinion on the topic as null and void, but my husband is a Southerner and he agreed with my opinion on this recipe. I also have to admit that I couldn’t find any yellow cornmeal in my pantry but I did come across a box of Jiffy corn muffin mix, so I used that in place of the self-rising flour and cornmeal. They were super moist and just delicately sweet–couldn’t really taste the bacon so I may either use more next time or just leave it out all together, but with the honey butter these were amazing. It even inspired us to get that cute corn-on-the-cob cast-iron pan. I have finally found my go-to cornbread recipe!
I made this for my husband, who grew up Southern. I did not, so I am not a cornbread kind of girl. He LOVED it. Said it was the best cornbread he had ever had, even beat his momma’s bread. He did tell me to add onions next time…I think that would be super tasty as well. We had this as a side dish to chili and it was very good!
I loved this! It was so easy to make! Please make the honey whipped butter because it transfers this cornbread into a sweet and savory cornbread! DELICIOUS!
I LOVED this bacon cornbread the maple bacon really gave it a sweet taste i am going to be making this recipe more often.
It worked for me since I don’t like things too sweet. Didn’t have individual muffin pans so I cook it in my iron skillet. Worked like a charm.
Nevermind… should have read other reviews first. I’ll try my muffin pan. :
Delicious compliment to any southern meal!!!
Loved it! I had to make this recipe once I saw what was in it – bacon and corn. I really liked the texture and taste of the corn in this recipe. However, I didn’t really taste the bacon in the cornbread. Didn’t have maple bacon on hand, as the recipe calls for it, so I just used regular bacon. Added a tablespoon of maple syrup to the liquid batter since I didn’t have maple bacon. Next time, I may try the recipe without the bacon to see if there is a big difference. The honey butter is really good on the cornbread as well! I also didn’t have the cast iron corn pan that she used, so I put the batter in an 8″ round non-stick cake pan. 19 minuties later, it was ready. I did add about 1/3 cup of sugar since some of the reviews said that is wasn’t sweet enough (I’m a big fan of sweet cornbread. We will definitely be eating this cornbread again!!!
Wife made this with some chicken fried steak and we all loved it. Thanks and we love your show!
If I could rate this lower I would. It was tasteless and a waste of money