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Texas Spoon Bread

By: Mildred Sherrer 
"This Southern dish has appealing down-home flavor. A sizable serving topped with butter is a treat. When I was growing up, Mother baked it to go with soups and stews. I always thought her spoon bread was the best. --Mildred Sherrer, Fort Worth, Texas"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 eggs, separated

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, scald the milk, heat to 180 degrees F; stir in cornmeal. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; stir in butter, sugar, salt and baking powder. In a small bowl, beat egg yolks. Gradually stir a small amounts of the hot mixture into yolks; return all to pan and mix well. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold egg whites into hot mixture until well blended. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until well puffed. Use a spoon to serve.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2008 by ginniej   view full review
OK, I have never had Texas Spoon Bread before so I have nothing to compare this to, but it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2009 by Cookinmomma   view full review
since I was a little girl I have always loved spoon bread. I make it on sundays with ham...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2008 by opheliamiller   view full review
This was my first time making spoon bread and it was good. I added a little extra sugar. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by StephTBear44   view full review
A little bland. It could use some dressing up. The texture was excellent, and it was very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2008 by Libby   view full review
This recipe was good it could be sweeter and next time I will add chili powder and red pepper...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2006 by Deb   view full review
Absolutely melt in your mouth yummy!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by Linda Mink   view full review
I had never heard of spoon bread before but I read that it goes well with black eyed peas. So...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2010 by hockeystyx   view full review
YESSSS!!! I have been searching for a recipe for this for such a long time- comparable to my...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2009 by Galley Wench   view full review
Made this to go with a pot roast and it was delicious with thick beefy gravy!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 1, 2012 by aesj22   view full review
This was a decent spoon bread. I grew up eating spoon breads during my visits to relatives in...

 

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