Spoon bread is prevalent to the South. There is even a Spoon Bread Festival every year in September in Berea, Kentucky. Boone Tavern in Berea is famous for its spoon bread. Spoon bread is eaten with a spoon or fork and so good slathered with butter. The bread is made with cornmeal and this recipe is for basic spoon bread. Some people add cheeses, green onions, chives or even corn to the recipe.
3/4 cup cornmeal
2 cups hot milk (I use 2%)
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites
Heat the milk on top of the stove until hot (do not boil). Add cornmeal and continue cooking for about 3 or 4 minutes until thickens. Remove from heat and mix in the butter and salt. Let cool for about 15 minutes. While the cornmeal is cooking separate the eggs into two different bowls. Beat egg yolks and egg whites separately. Make sure you beat whites until stiff. Once cornmeal is cooled, add egg yolks mixing with a spoon. Fold in whites and spoon mix. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart sprayed baking dish and bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes or until brown on top and center is cooked. Makes 6 servings. Enjoy!
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Bet this would be good with little beans and red eye gravy.
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Very interesting Southern! bread…..thanks for sharing. Pinning!
This is a recipe I’ve wanted to have for a while… it sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
I have spent my whole life in the South and had never heard of spoonbread until I attended Berea College. I wonder if there are only a few pockets of spoonbread Southerners?
Love your posts and recipes!!! Am 67, a suthun’ lady thru and thru, and have never had this recipe!!! Will give it a ‘go’ tho–thanks again!!! Angie Cox from Mississippi!!
I had heard of spoon bread but never checked into the recipe till today.
I plan to make it and with its various additions. Thank you very much.
CANT FIND ON HERE WHERE I SAVE IT TO MY RECIPE BOX LIKE I HAVE BEES DOING DARN!!!! LOL
Kathy, Click on the name of the recipe and look at the bottom of the page where it says, “print/pdf”. Click on that and you can print or save.
I’m so excited to try this recipe. I live up North and have never heard of Spoon Bread before. I’ve tried many recipes from your site, which were all so delicious. I just want to thank you for sharing with all of us.
I will surely try this tomorrow, how do you make cornmeal hoecake?
Here is the recipe, Jean: http://thesouthernladycooks.com/2010/07/23/southern-cornmeal-hoecakes/
Eight years in the South and we JUST had this at a party. It’s wonderful. Can’t wait to try yours.
I made your spoon bread and oatmeal pancakes this weekend. Both were very delicious. I have used a different spoonbread recipe in the past, but this one is much better! I’m looking forward to trying barley side dish and mashed potato pancakes. Glad I found your site.
So glad you liked this recipe Sally. Thanks for trying the recipes. Happy to have you on my site.
This sounds so good!! Gonna make it this weekend! THNX
I’m gonna make this tonight!!! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas!! You’re the best!
Spoonbread would be good on a flip flop. It is wonderful and is great with any meal. The Wise Inn in Wise, Virginia (just 18 miles from my home in Kentucky made the most delicious spoonbread and it sounds like this recipe. I will definitely try itl.
I/My family LOVE your recipes – we have put on a few more pounds but everyone loves coming to my house for Sunday dinners – it makes family time that much better! Your spoon bread will be served this Sunday
Keep posting and thanks again for all do – I know it takes time doing this – we really appreciate YOU!!!
Love from Yorktown, VA
Thank you Donna. I appreciate your comment so much and am happy your family enjoys the recipes. It’s people like you that make it all worthwhile.
Wow. All my life in the South surrounded by amazing cooks and wonderful food and have never heard of this, much less had it! Thank you for the recipe. I will make it very soon!