Oh my goodness. It's tomorrow. Thanksgiving is tomorrow. While I'm still wondering how the holidays are already here, I'm so excited--excited for another round of the best time of the year. With so much to be thankful for, I'm certain the season will be magical.
I hope you are all with home with family or will at least be on your way shortly. I hope you're looking forward to a heartfelt and delicious holiday. Most of you probably already have your menus set. If you don't, this cornbread would make a great addition. The base is nicely between soft and fluffy and crumbly. The figs, feta, and rosemary make it much more than your typical cornbread. If you don't have room for it on your Thanksgiving table, consider it as a way to liven up all.that.leftover.turkey.
From the bottom of my heart, readers, happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are as blessed as I consider myself to be.
Skillet Cornbread with Figs, Feta, and Rosemary
from Food & Wine, November 2011
Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. yellow tone-ground cornmeal
3/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP baking powder
2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
1 tsp. Kosher salt
1 c. plus 2 TBSP buttermilk
2 large eggs
8 small plump Black Mission figs, cut into 1/2-in. pieces
1/2 c. crumbled feta cheese
3 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
1 TBSP vegetable oil
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Heat a 9 or 10-in. cast iron skillet in the oven for ten minutes. (If you don't have a skillet, a stoneware baking pan will work.)
2. In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, four, sugar, baking powder, rosemary, and salt. In a separate medium bowl, whisk the buttermilk with the eggs. Pour wet ingredients over the dry and mix gently. With a spatula, fold in figs, feta, and melted butter.
3. Remove skillet from oven. Add oil and swirl to coat the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pan.
4. Scrape batter into skillet and lightly smooth the top. Bake about 20 minutes, until bread springs back when lightly pressed in the center. Invert cornbread on to a rack and let cool 10 minutes. Turn right side up then cut into wedges and serve.
one year ago: cranberry turtle bars
two years ago: easy chicken noodle soup and ginger pear walnut bread
three years ago: The two desserts I always bring to Thanksgiving--pear pie with maple and ginger and pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap crust and bourbon-sour cream topping.