This is what happens when Martha Stewart inspires you way too much. I try not to watch her show much anymore because I am the type of person that sees her do something and then I become obsessed with the idea and have to try it. The problem is that I only complete about 50% of the things that I see her do. Sure, I made this Thanksgiving cornbread in the special turkey pan she used, but still lingering are projects that I haven’t done, like making wax initials with a letterpress, wax sticks and a glue gun, glittering some pine cones for a crystal bowl I have on my dining room table and embossing my velvet Christmas stockings with a faux bois finish. I’m serious, I actually have everything you need to do these projects. They are in my hall closet. However, the only thing I don’t have is time. Oddly enough, when I do have the time, I just don’t have the energy. I see Martha wincing now.
I turned on Martha’s show only once leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. It was the show where she made these cornbread turkeys. I was obsessed and knew that it was happening again….the urge to make something beautiful that she made. I ran to my computer and frantically searched for the right turkey mold pan. I found it on Amazon.com. I had it sent via overnight FedEx, which cost me about as much as the pan. I received the pan late Wednesday evening and knew that it was perfect for the recipe to be made on Thanksgiving morning. I was right on schedule.
The cornbread recipe to fill the mold was very simple to make. The cornbread is actually a little more dense than the cornbread recipe I usually make, but still very delicious. The addition of the jalapeno peppers and the cheddar cheese was a nice addition to the cornbread recipe. They both gave the bread a little punch. Here’s how I did it:
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 cups fresh (from about 3 ears) or thawed frozen corn kernels
- 3 jalapeno chiles, minced (ribs and seeds removed for less heat, if desired)
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups buttermilk, well shaken
- 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 5-cup turkey-shaped pans with cooking spray. Melt 1/2 cup butter and let cool.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high. Cook corn, jalapeno, and shallots, stirring occasionally, until soft, 4 to 6 minutes.
Whisk together flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add eggs; whisk eggs into flour mixture.
Whisk together melted butter and buttermilk; stir into flour mixture, along with corn mixture and cheddar. Mix until well combined.
Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans; smooth tops. Transfer to oven and bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool slightly before inverting onto a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Christmas is right around the corner. I know Martha will do something that I will see or hear about and the free-for-all will begin all over again. What will it be? Hand felted Santa suits, carve your own reindeer antlers, a simple dinner for 100? If you find out, please don’t let me know. Well, maybe just a hint is fine. Do you stalk have a favorite famous personality that you like and follow?
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I want those molds! I’m so glad you said where you got them. They are too cute.
Hi Katherine. I’ve done one better. I’ve actually purchased my Christmas tree molds off of Amazon already. No more crazy FedEx overnight charges for me! 🙂
Excellent post. I “deal” with rose envy. I tend follow rose growers and want everything I hear about or see growing in their gardens! 😊
Hi Teresa. Good to hear from you again. I guess we could have worse habits…at least Martha and roses can’t kill you! Come back and visit soon.
Found your blog via Teresa from A Garden Diary Blog.. Roses are cornbread are a passion…. Not necessarily in that order. Great post.
Hi! Welcome to Acorns On Glen. Thanks for your post. Hope you come back and visit again real soon.
Hello I love your post and totally understand the I have everything for the project accept time. I will give this recipe a try and I will most likely be sharing it with my #foodiechat peeps too!
I found you Via Teresa of @AGardenDiary and I know Chris @RedneckRosarian they both are valued customers and feed my Moo Poo Tea to their indoor and outdoor gardens!
Hi. Welcome to Acorns On Glen. Seems there are lots of us without a lot of time on our hands. We should start a club!! 🙂 Hope you come back and visit soon.