Kentucky Spoon Bread Recipe

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This is a traditional Kentucky recipe. It’s a popular side dish served all year long. If you’ve never tried spoon bread before, I think you’ll find it’s tasty and comforting.

Ingredients

• 4 cups 2% milk
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs, separated

Preparation

Step 1

In a large saucepan, heat 3 cups milk over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cornmeal, sugar, salt and remaining milk until smooth. Slowly whisk cornmeal mixture into hot milk. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from the heat. Sprinkle baking powder over the cornmeal mixture, then stir it in with the butter. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in a small amount of hot cornmeal mixture. Return all to the pan and mix well.
In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into the cornmeal mixture. Fold in remaining egg whites until blended.
Transfer to a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1 each) equals 197 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 104 mg cholesterol, 433 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.