I was able to get the Mister’s response to Kitchen Experiment #1: Cornbread Biscuits. He did concur that they were like eating stuffing with corn it and that they did not have a biscuit texture at all. However, he enjoyed them so much he would like them to be made again. I’m not sure, but he may need to do that himself, I’m sticking with Fritos for now.
Last night I made of pot of chili. Cornbread is a chili staple where I come from but I don’t like cornbread so I tried a new recipe from Kraft.
CORNBREAD BISCUITS
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Cornbread Stuffing Mix
1 cup hot water
1 can (8 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained
1 egg
2 Tbsp. TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS Thick ‘N Chunky Salsa
2 Tbsp. chopped pitted ripe olives
PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Spray 8 medium muffin pan cups with cooking spray.
MIX all ingredients; press evenly into prepared muffin cups.
BAKE 25 min. or until golden brown. Let stand 5 min. Run metal spatula or knife around edges of cups to loosen; lift “biscuits” out carefully.
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***I omitted the olives since the Mister doesn’t like them. I also used an 8 inch square pan as suggested in the full recipe.
My thoughts? I felt like I was eating stuffing with corn in it. I like both stuffing and corn so this was not a bad thing but it was certainly not the biscuit like experience I was expecting. It also made me want to slather it with gravy. This may have been due in part to baking it in a pan rather than muffin tin. I am also adjusting to a new oven so I may have not even baked it long enough. I baked it for 30 minutes and it was golden brown but it was still pretty soft in the middle. I also think I may have lost some flavor by omitting the olives. I couldn’t even taste the salsa that I did inlcude so I’m not convinced we missed out on much there. I probably won’t make this again, however I have not received the Mister’s reaction to it yet. If I do make this again I will add a topping of some sort. I was thinking breadcrumbs, crushed corn flake cereal, or even some of the dry stuffing would add to the texture. Positive side to the experiment: I learned I like whole corn from a can (I usually buy frozen).
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