Spoon Bread

Name: Spoon Bread
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2½ cups whole milk; ½ teaspoon fine sea salt; ½ cup fine yellow cornmeal; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed; 6 large eggs, separated; 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 2 tablespoons dried marjoram; Butter, sorghum, and/or honey for serving

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back in the Day Bakery Made With Love

By Cheryl Day and Griffith Day

Published 2015

About

“Simple to make and easy to please” is what my grandma Hannah would always say when serving this dish. Classic and traditional, spoon bread graces many a table in the South during the holidays. Although it’s called spoon bread, it is more like a savory pudding or a soufflé.

Ingredients

2½ cups whole milk
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
½ cup

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 1½-quart baking dish.

Combine the milk and salt in a medium saucepan and heat the milk over me