Anybody like to try a recipe? I have to take a covered dish to work tomorrow for our Pot Luck Luncheon. I have a recipe that came from Oklahoma. (OH-----KLahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plains!!!) Oh sorry, I just had to break out into song just there! (Love me my Rodgers & Hammerstein!) And OK is the state code for Oklahoma, in case you were wondering about my title post!
I used to work for the Waffle House Office, for the accounting offices in 1980 and we used to get all the utility bills for all the WAffle Houses in the country. When we would get the bills, there would sometimes be recipes enclosed with the bills, that is where this recipe came from, it was from a gas bill from one of the stores in Oklahoma.
(Please note- this recipe is NOT gluten free. That Jiffy cornbread mix has flour in it. It is NOT gluten free. I must make all foods gluten free for Richard. We have just found a gluten free cornbread mix, so I will try to make this for Richard, since all the other ingredients that I use ARE gluten free. If you must cook and bake gluten free, make sure all ingredients used are free of gluten!)
ONION BRUNCH BREAD
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 carton (8 oz.) sour cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dillweed
1 Tablespoon mustard
1 1/4 shredded Cheddar cheese
1 pkg. (8 1/2 oz.) corn muffin mix (Jiffy)
(1/3 cup cornmeal...optional)
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup milk
1 can cream style corn
1/4 tsp hot sauce (note...the recipe calls for this, but I have never used it.)
Saute onion in butter until tender. Combine sour cream, salt, dillweed, mustard and 1/2 cup of the cheese, add to onion, stirring well.
Combine corn muffin mix and remaining ingredients. Mix well. (Note...I add about 1/3 cup cornmeal).
Spoon batter into greased pan. (I use my brownie pan!)
*Slather the sour cream/onion mixture over the top and then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes or until firm in the center. Cut into squares to serve.
If you are reading this from another country and can't get the cornbread mix and cornmeal... well, gee whiz, I am sorry! Perhaps you could just make the sour cream/onion mixture and put it over some other kind of bread dough and make it that way! That topping is what makes this so good anyway!
If any of you make this recipe, please let me know how it turns out for you. This is something that I have made and folks always ask me for the recipe. Now, you all have it!
*Slather...that is what I wrote out for the girls at the office in 1980 when I wrote the recipe for them. They laughed at me for that word, but that is exactly the correct word! Just goes to show how little I trust myself!
In these busy times, I hope you are finding some time for some peace and quiet...
I love Rogers and Hammerstein too but I simply cannot get through a performance of Oklahoma. Recently I PVR'd the PBS broadcast of the London production with Hugh Jackman but not even Hugh Jackman could keep me involved in it past the first hour.
ReplyDeleteI know just what you mean. I am surprised that you made it through the first hour! You must have more patience than I do! I love Rodgers and Hammerstein, but some of those musicals, the dialogue goes on a bit much.
DeleteThe recipe sounds delicious - can we have a picture of the finished bread? It's a nice idea to bring something to work to enjoy with all the colleagues. Where RJ and I have our office (at our biggest customer's), the 1.200 employees all have their seperate little Christmas parties for each department, and since we work for several different departments throughout the year plus are not allowed to accept gifts or other "advantages" from them, we were not invited to any of them.
ReplyDeleteBut we still get together for nice little chats over a cup of coffee with our favourite colleagues in the afternoons.
Today will probably be our last working day for this year - both RJ and I are really looking forward to the break.
Oh, I didn't think to take a photo! Sorry, but it probably tastes better than it looks anyway!
DeleteSorry you can't go to any of your company's parties, but I like the sound of the chats over coffee!
You will be off from Dec. 21st until the new year? Lucky you! Enjoy it! :-)
i just read your comment about reading books and decided to visit.
ReplyDeletegreetings from Brussels
anni
Hello Anni!
DeleteThank you for your comment! Just wondering, what did I say about reading books? I say so much I can't keep up with myself! HA!
I love books but don't talk about them very much. Most people don't like my choice of reading, novels simply don't interest me, non-fiction is what I love to read.
sounds wonderful, I like that word, smathering, lol!!
ReplyDeleteHa! Would you believe that I meant to type "slather" instead of "smather" and had to go back and edit it the following morning!
DeleteI shouldn't trust myself THESE days!! LOL!!
Slather is exactly the right word - a good English one :) I loved your story about all the recipes you were sent with bills - it's amazing and wonderful how people just naturally can't help sharing. And thank goodness you do that with your lovely blog. x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie, you are too sweet!
DeleteIf you can, you should try that sour cream/onion/dillweed combo on top of a bread dough and see how it turns out...Oh!, I just thought, you might have to use American mustard, but I notice that is readily available in England now.
In the 80's, I SLATHERED the English mustard on a sandwich and WOW, it's hot! I always kept them laughing when I was in England! ;-)
That bread does sound wonderful. I've copied it and hope to try it out during the holidays when I have some company. It maybe just the thing to add to my New Years Day dinner. I'll try and remember to let you know if It's a success.
ReplyDeleteOh! I do hope you will like it! It's just a simple recipe really but one that is tasty!
DeleteAnd heat it up in the microwave or oven before you serve it. I have taken it cold from the fridge and it's not as good.
Hope you will have some turnip greens and black eye peas to go with that cornbread on New Year's Day. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! xx
That sounds like a good, down-home recipe. We'll give it a try.
ReplyDeleteOh, I like the idea of spreading the cornbread love!
DeleteLet me know how it turns out! :-)
Sounds yummy, love to try it "if" someone else will make it.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
HA! Syliva you sound like me, I like food better when someone else makes it!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you too!
Mmmm... This looks wonderful! I love that photo of Christopher on your header photo.
ReplyDeleteIt is good! And thanks! That's C. when were in Eastbourne, England visiting his grandparents a few years ago. Look at that sky, that sea!! Beachy Head is a lovely spot.
DeleteSounds very good! I'm trying to have some peace and quiet but there are two big family events today and tomorrow, and day after tomorrow we leave for my daughter's home in Maryland. But I will keep breathing and finding peace in my soul. Same to you, Kay! You have a lovely blog!
ReplyDeleteThere is always so much to do and very little time to do it, am I right? ;-)
DeleteIf you get a chance, watch the musical "Scrooge" with Albert Finney as Scrooge. If you watch it, you will thank me!
And thank you very much for your kind words about my blog. I love it because of all the nice people who visit me, like YOU! xx
Peace be with you.
Mm, I will try! Hope you have a good time before Christmas.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you
The picture from Church is beautiful!:-)
That photo is from the monastery which is only a few miles from my house. It's lovely.
DeleteBlessings to you too!
Thanks for the recipe, Kay, as ones recommended by blogger friends have usually turned out to be terrific. Hope you Christmas was Merry and wishing you and Richard all the best in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteOh, if you try it, let me know!
DeleteAnd Happy New year to you both! xx