Crackling Cornbread

18 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. cornmeal
  • 1 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 c. sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 2 c. milk
  • 8 Tbsp. (1 stick) sweet butter
  • 1/3 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 pkg. active dry yeast
  • 4 eggs (at room temperature)
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 6 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 c. cornmeal
  • 1 Tbsp. cold water
  • poppy seed

Directions

  1. 1
    Bring milk, 6 tablespoons of the butter and the sugar to a boil together in a medium-size saucepan.
  2. 2
    Remove from heat.
  3. 3
    Pour into a large mixing bowl and let cool to lukewarm (105° to 115°). Stir yeast into the milk mixture and let stand for 10 minutes. Beat 3 of the eggs well in a small bowl and stir them and the salt into the milk-and-yeast mixture.
  4. 4
    Stir in 5 cups of the flour, one cup at a time, until you achieve a sticky dough.

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