Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Cheddar Bacon Cornbread - Gluten-free & Regular





I had a little giveaway last week. 


Congratulations to: Maureen Hayes! You have won your choice of A CHEESE SHOP MYSTERY and some fun swag, including a kitchen gripper for the new COOKBOOK NOOK MYSTERIES.  Drop me an email at avery (at) averyaames (dot) com so I have your address.


And thanks to all of you for the names of your favorite cookbooks! I hope you will continue giving me titles or recipes from cookbooks, like perhaps for this week a bread, muffin, or biscuit cookbook?


A TIDBIT OF NEWS:


I'm so excited. Not only am I finishing up the final polish on BY HOOK OR BY COOKBOOK, the first in THE COOKBOOK NOOK MYSTERIES...(no cover yet...) but I am still "liking" what I'm writing...a major feat for some writer...


In addition:


This week, I received a copy of my new cover for the fourth in A CHEESE SHOP MYSTERY series.


TO BRIE OR NOT TO BRIE


Don't you love the artwork? I do. I'm so proud of my artist, Teresa Fasolino. I think she is inspired and such a talent!!!  She captured everything I wrote about.  I'm so lucky. The story takes place in the fall. There's a wedding in the story. (Nope, I'm not telling who.)  And there's a gazebo, an all-cheese - yes, all-cheese - wedding cake, bluebirds, and the rolling hills of Providence, Ohio. So far, you can only pre-order on Amazon. Here's a link.


And now...I'd like to share with you a recipe I found in the cookbook: The Gluten-Free Baking Book. This is an easy book to understand.  Lots of combos of recipes so you can play in the kitchen. I fell in lust with this one. I love cornbread. The recipe that I toyed was the Cheddar and Bacon Cornbread. What's not to like?  It's a perfect addition to any barbecue. You're barbecuing, right? It's summer. It's too hot to cook inside...anywhere in the U.S.  I simplified the gluten-free flour selections. I also added a bit more cheese on top of the muffins about two minutes before they completed baking. Yum!  (My cheese monger, Charlotte, would highly approve.)


* NOTE: Though I've provided a gluten-free this recipe, you can substitute regular flours for the rice flour and tapioca starch and eliminate the xanthan gum and you're good to go for regular diets. You don't have to find GF creamed corn or GF bacon, either.  See how easy it is to make things gluten-free and then convert back?   (See below)


Enjoy!!!


CHEDDAR BACON CORNBREAD (gluten-free)

Ingredients:

1 large egg
3/4 cup creamed corn (make sure gluten-free * I used Libby’s with corn starch)
1/3 cup cornmeal (gluten-free)
1/3 cup sweet rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1 ½ tsp granulated sugar
1 tsp xanthan gum
1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 slices of crisp gluten-free bacon, crumbled
1/4 half cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese plus extra for the top

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Set 6-8 cupcake holders in a cupcake tray.

In a small bowl, combine the egg and creamed corn. Set aside.

In large bowl, set the cornmeal, rice flour, tapioca starch, sugar, xanthan gum, GF baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir.

Add crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese.  Stir. It will be thick.

Scoop mixture into 6-8 cupcake holders.

Bake 20-22 minutes until tester (toothpick) comes out clean.

Serve warm.

By the way, if you don’t have a toothpick, you can use a piece of gluten-free spaghetti or shish kebab skewer as a tester.


Also, if you like add more shredded cheese on top for the last two minutes of baking!!


CHEDDAR BACON CORNBREAD (REGULAR)
Ingredients:

1 large egg
3/4 cup creamed corn
1/3 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup tapioca starch or (more regular flour)
1 ½ tsp granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 slices of crisp bacon, crumbled
1/2 half cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese plus a little extra for the tops.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Set 6-8 cupcake holders in a cupcake tray.

In a small bowl, combine the egg and creamed corn. Set aside.

In large bowl, set the cornmeal, flours, sugar, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  Stir.

Add crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese.  Stir. It will be thick.

Scoop mixture into 6-8 cupcake holders.

Bake 20-22 minutes until tester (toothpick) comes out clean.


As noted in GF recipe: add more shredded cheese on top for the last two minutes of baking!!





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9 comments:

  1. Love the new cover Avery! And Maureen, you will enjoy your cookbook nook gripper--I use mine all the time!

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    1. Lucy, you are too funny! But I'm glad you're finding it useful. I even have one in my kitchen drawer. Those finicky jars!

      ~Daryl aka Avery

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  2. Love your new cover and can't wait for the first cookbook nook novel! The corn muffins look yummy. Perfect accompaniment to the chili I'm planning next week.

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    1. Thanks, Rochelle. I can't wait either. I'm turning it in on Sunday....nervous as all get out...every time I get close to finishing a book...is this any good runs through my brain!

      Your chili sounds great. Good group meal.

      ~Avery aka Daryl

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  3. I'm excited to finally spend some time here. I plan to start reading your books too. Dave (My Year on the Grill) has been singing your praises for a long time. The corn muffins sound so tasty.

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    1. Penny, thrilled to meet you. Dave - our pal - is such a terrific advocate and cook! Enjoy the reading and the recipes.

      ~Avery aka Daryl

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  4. These sound so good. Bacon in cornbread! Yum!

    ~ Krista

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    1. Completely forgot to mention your gorgeous cover. Teresa has such talent!

      ~ Krista

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    2. Thanks, Krista. Yes, I adore Teresa, as I said. I'm very lucky. She just "gets" the whole feel.

      ~Daryl aka Avery

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