Betty's Southern Spoon Bread Recipe

In this video, Betty reveals her highly-researched Southern Spoon Bread recipe. Betty lives in spoon bread country (10 miles from Boone Tavern, home of probably the most famous spoon bread in the world). Betty has refined her recipe over a period of approximately 35 years. It is perfection!

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh milk
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup self-rising white cornmeal mix
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 well-beaten eggs
1/2 stick butter or margarine, melted
cooking oil spray

In a small bowl, thoroughly mix 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal, 1/4 cup white cornmeal mix, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Bring milk to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and quickly add the cornmeal mixture. Stir the cornmeal mixture rapidly into the milk, so that no clumps form. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until it forms a medium-thick mush. Remove the cornmeal mush from the stove, and transfer it to a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 stick butter or margarine, melted. Stir. Add 2 well-beaten eggs, and stir thoroughly. Now, use an electric mixer to beat the spoonbread mixture for about 5 minutes, until it is quite smooth and has a lot of air incorporated into it. Spray a 1-quart sized casserole dish with oil spray. Pour the spoonbread mixture into the casserole dish and bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) for 20 minutes, or until it puffs up and is delicately brown. Serve immediately with butter. Yum! This dish is steeped in Southern tradition. I wanted all of the Kentucky Derby party givers to have this recipe, in case they want to use it at a Derby party!!!

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[sunseteyes80]

i've never heard of spoon bread before! but this 1 i am going to try, it looks so nice:-)

[bettyskitchen]

@sunseteyes80 Spoon bread is traditional in our part of the country! In fact, there is a spoon bread festival next weekend in Berea, Kentucky!

--Betty :)

[ruiz1707]

Thank you so much for this recipe!!!!! A real pleasure!

[bettyskitchen]

@ruiz1707 You're welcome! I hope you enjoy it!

--Betty :)

[MobyGoCollection]

hi betty! daniel down here in georgia. we don't have spoonbread down here, but i get it when i go to virginia and i love it. had to start over when i didn't *slowly* pour the cornmeal in the milk. i made it a little different— i used all yellow cornmeal, added another egg and some sugar. i usually *hate* cornbread with sugar, but i thought it would be good, and it turned out very well! since i don't own a mixer i was whisking it for 10 minutes! but it was soft and tasty... i loved it. thanks!

[bettyskitchen]

@MobyGoCollection Mmm... Your version sounds yummy!  Thanks for commenting!

--Betty :)

[mpfordgchild07]

@mpfordgchild07 ....I served as a waitress in Boone Tavern Hotel's restaurant...spooning this very bread :>).

[mpfordgchild07]

OOOHHH!!!! I graduated from Berea College and my first job on campus in my freshman year I served as a waitress...this was my favorite break-time food. Thanks for sharing this recipe...I have missed this yummy appetizer.

[nemo1500]

I'm from the north (Ohio) so I hadn't heard of spoon bread before I saw this video. The other day, I saw someone make spoon bread on TV and I was like, "I know what that is, Betty taught me!" lol :)

[321dude321]

Thanks Betty :)