Boone Tavern’s Spoonbread

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter (1 tbsp. softened, 3 tbsp. melted)
• 3 cups milk
• 1 1/4 cups finely ground white cornmeal
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. fine salt
• 2 eggs, well beaten

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Grease a 9" round cake pan with some of the softened butter. Cut out a parchment paper circle to fit inside the pan, nestle it into the bottom, and grease the paper with the remaining softened butter. Set the prepared pan aside.
2. In a 2-quart saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, whisking occasionally, over high heat. While whisking, pour in the cornmeal in a steady stream. Whisk vigorously to incorporate the cornmeal, for about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to let the cornmeal mixture cool to room temperature.

3. Heat oven to 350°. Transfer the cornmeal mixture to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the remaining butter, baking powder, salt, and eggs and mix on medium speed until uniform and aerated, about 15 minutes.

4. Pour cornmeal batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown and puffy and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

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The Man and The Mix

Wonderful! But for those of us not blessed with a stand mixer, can someone translate this into another mixing method and timing?

@lafftur I haven't made this, but, generally, you can use a hand mixer instead of a standing mixer (as long as the batter is not too dense or sticky). Just mix longer to get the same effect. I would try 20 minutes.

I visited Boone Tavern this weekend and have their spoonbread recipe in hand. It calls for 3 eggs, not 2, and 2 tablespoons of melted butter, not 3. Also the baking powder measurement is 1 3/4 tsp. It also says to bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes. I hope this helps. I can't wait to make it and only hope it turns out half as good as it was in the restaurant. (And who would think something with the word "bread" in the title is actually gluten free?)