Hello Dear Ones! I thought I would share with you today a wonderful little Southern Fried treat. Now I'm originally from Alabama and honey let me tell you ~ if the morsel you poked into your tiny mouth couldn't be breaded and fried, you didn't eat it! Yep, that's right! ;) And to think my grandmother used LARD!!!
Well, for now I'll just eat my little cornbread fingers. I can just feel that ole Crisco running through my arteries! Um ummm! :)
Cornbread Fingers
(I usually cut the recipe in half just for Mr. Precious and me)
2 cups cornmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
3 Tbs. sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 tsp. salt
Combine cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add slowly to 3 1/2 cups boiling water, stirring briskly. As soon as mixture is smooth, remove from heat. Stir in butter, cool. Form into little finger shaped rolls. Fry in about 2" hot oil, 375' until golden grown. Drain on absorent paper.
Makes bout 3 dozen.
Be a bunch of sweeties,
Shelia ;)
I'll leave you with a little Note Song~
Beans and Cornbread
Beans and Cornbread,
Beans and Cornbread had a fight.
Beans knocked Cornbread out of sight.
Cornbread said, "Now that's alright,
Beans and Cornbread had a fight.
Beans knocked Cornbread out of sight.
Cornbread said, "Now that's alright,
Meet me on the corner tomorrow Night."
"I'll be ready, I'll be ready tomorrow night,"
That's what Beans said to Cornbread .
"I'll be ready, I'll be ready tomorrow night,"
That's what Beans said to Cornbread .
"I'll be ready tomorrow night.
~ sung by Louis Jordan
Shelia, these must be so good. I love corn anything. And fried, well, just say I don't run from an adversary so easily! xo
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious - I am a die hard Southern girl and love my fried foods - and throw in a bowl of beans and I am in heaven - or hog heaven as my Daddy would say. I haven't had these before but I am going to try them tonight.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Yummy! I know my hubby will want to try these!
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Carol
These would be so good with a big bowl of chili! I am definitely going to try the recipe! Thanks, Shelia!
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Jane
Oh yum!!! My mom used lard too....I remember her and my grandma rendering lard and putting it in crocks in the cool basement. My mom lived to be 95!!!
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of this...but it does look so tasty! My mom wasn't southern but she cooked a lot like a southern gal with the lard...these I have to try! ;D
ReplyDeleteOMGosh! I love these. There's a restaurant called Catfish Parlour that my parents used to take me to when I was little. I don't like fish...I was there for these hush puppies. So glad I found you out here in blogland...I'm making these this weekend with a big pot of something good. New follower. :)
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, Sheila!
YET THE OLD LARD MADE SOME GOOD BISCUITS...MY GRANDMOTHER MADE THE BEST I HAVE ATE USING IT...I STILL BUY IT SOMETIMES TO COOK ORKA JUST TO SEE IF I CAN GET THAT TASTE AGAIN..BUT NO ITS NOT THE SAME NOW ..YOUR CORNBREAD SOUNDS SO GOOD.
ReplyDeleteShelia those look YUMMY! I may not be from the south but I LOVE anything fried so I would fit right in:)
ReplyDeleteLook so good. Do you just roll them into the long shape?
ReplyDeleteCornbread is one of my favorites and I am sure these are divine. I have to make some ham and beans and whip up some of these. Thanks for sharing. Richard from My Old Historic House.
ReplyDeleteI can eat them and them only. I like them made with beer in the batter...I do not drink beer...yuck. But the yeast helps them be fluffy. I could eat an entire basket and never fit in my jeans again. I do cook most foods in a healthy way but make one nod to decadence. hugs, olive
ReplyDeleteI love anything cornbread! Grew up eating cornbread, beans and fried potatoes with sliced tomatoes all the time.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
These look so good and I bet you just can't eat one. I love anything that's cornbready. :-) Thanks for sharing your recipe.
ReplyDeleteerica-sweetonyou.blogspot.com
Oh they are gluten free too! I would love just one bite (only one because of all that fat.....;-)). They look so goooooood!
ReplyDeleteShelia,
ReplyDeleteThese would have been delicious with our B~B~Q Beef and baked potatoes this evening. I'll keep this recipe for next time around! Thanks for sharing!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Yum, yum!! I'm from Alabama, but have never seen these before! Look what I've been missing all these years!
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had fried okra patties? My aunt used to make those! Also yummy!
Katherine
I've certainly taken down this recipe. We love using Polenta as a change from potato,so this is a nice twist,frying them. A must try
ReplyDeletex jeanetteann
Hi Shelia! I didn't know that you are originally from Alabama. I fell in love with that place because of the movie Sweet Home Alabama. And those snacks looks so sumptuous, I would love to pick one
ReplyDeleteThose look super yummy Sheila! I sure so enjoy cornbread. Thanks for the recipe! Susie
ReplyDeleteLooks like little bites of heaven to me! Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThose look good. I love cornbread! I've never seen any like that before though. Thanks for sharing.
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