Spoonbread of Bernie Lomax

Name: Spoonbread of Bernie Lomax
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 355 milliliters buttermilk; 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper; 5 larges egg whites, at room temperature; 2 Tbsps honey; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 larges sweet potatoes; 2 Tbsps room temperature unsalted butter; 710 milliliters boiling water; 532 milliliters yellow cornmeal

Spoonbread of Bernie Lomax might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 373 calories, 11g of protein, and 8g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. Head to the store and pick up sugar, cornmeal, cayenne pepper, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Butter a 2-quart baking dish.

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Butter

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Baking Pan

Cook sweet potatoes in the microwave on 100 percent power for 12 minutes or bake in center rack of 375°F oven for 1 hour. Once cooked, scoop out of skins and mash. You should have about 1 1/2 cups of mushed sweet potatoes.

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Sweet Potato

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Microwave

Oven

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, whisk together cornmeal, sugar, salt and baking soda.

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Baking Soda

Cornmeal

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Oven

Boil 2 cups of water in a small saucepan over high heat.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the butter to the water and stir until it melts.

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Butter

Water

Mix hot water-butter mixture into cornmeal, mixture with wooden spoon until thoroughly combined.

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Cornmeal

Butter

Water

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Wooden Spoon

Add buttermilk, honey, and cayenne to sweet potato mixture.

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Sweet Potato

Buttermilk

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Honey

Mix with electric handheld mixer or stand mixer until well combined.

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Stand Mixer

Add cornmeal mixture and beat until just combined.

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Cornmeal

In a clean bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gently fold egg whites into potato mixture until homogeneous.

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Egg Whites