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Cooking & Baking

dixiegrrrrl

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14. Me too....have used Jiffy forever.

Reply to Sheldon Cooper (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 07:51 PM

Jan 2013

My "truely" Southern friends made the ugly face so I have learned not to mention it to them.

I have an ancient 12 in round heavy cast iron skillet, which i stick in the oven for the last few minutes of pre-heating, and let the cornbread mix sit a few minutes after adding the liquid. Then I oil the pan quickly, pour in the mix, and bake at 400 for 25 minutes ( our oven is a bit slow).
By pre-heating the pan, the bottom of the cornbread is kinda crispy.

Also..I use a honey butter spread on the cooked cornbread..yep, it does make it a bit sweeter, which I like.

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The recipe for cornbread says to bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes. [View all] Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 OP

Wish I had the answer. I've never baked it at less than 450. IDK if it'll raise at 325. freshwest Jan 2013 #1

what are you cooking it with? mzteris Jan 2013 #2

I'm just making a roasted turkey breast, with stuffing, Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #4

yum :) n/t azurnoir Jan 2013 #10

Here it says 30 minutes @ 325 azurnoir Jan 2013 #3

Wow, that's a great recipe. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #5

lol I've been told that Jiffy mix isn't really corn bread azurnoir Jan 2013 #7

honey, it sho nuff ain't. mzteris Jan 2013 #12

I'm originally from the south kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #13

mustve been the mzteris Jan 2013 #17

+1. No sugar in the cornbread! Apologies to those who like it. freshwest Jan 2013 #15

I agree. I cant stand the boxed cornbread. Too much sweetness. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #21

That's a new one for me. My recipe calls for 450. I never cooked cornbread dressing less than 425. freshwest Jan 2013 #16

You can't really trade temperature for time like that unfortunately. PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

Corn bread is REAL forgiving....and if it's in a cast iron skillet, it's evenly distributed and MADem Jan 2013 #9

Cook it longer--it'll work. Preheat the pan! MADem Jan 2013 #8

Thanks for the advice, everyone. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2013 #11

Me too....have used Jiffy forever. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #14

the south has no patent on cornbread grasswire Jan 2013 #18

That's because they're saving all that sugar to put in their tea. gkhouston Jan 2013 #20

I would have baked the bread while the turkey rested. grasswire Jan 2013 #19