Popcorn Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil.
• Whisk the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk the egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk, then fold into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Combine the first five ingredients. Add milk, egg and butter; stir until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour batter into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Combine water and milk in a large bowl. Stir in yeast and sugar and let them "work" about 10 minutes.
• Run popcorn through a blender or food processor until it is the consistency of cornmeal. Add popcorn and salt to the mixture in the bowl.
• Then add eggs and cooled melted butter and gradually work in all 7 cups of flour. If you don't have a machine, knead the mixture well by hand.
• Let dough rise (usually 25-30 minutes). Punch it down then let rise once more.
• Put dough out onto a rolling board. Separate into 3 equal pieces. Roll into shape and place in greased bread pans. Let rise until doubled in size. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until loaves are golden brown. Remove from oven and butter the crusts.

Steps:

• Grease two 9x5 loaf pans (or use a pizza pan and make it a round loaf).
• Pop the popcorn--do NOT butter!
• Whirl the popped corn through the blender, enough to make 2 1/2 cups.(it is very fluffy); set aside.
• In mixing bowl, mix water & yeast; let stand 2-5 minutes to dissolve yeast.
• Mix in sugar, oil, butter and salt; blend well.
• Add ground popcorn and 3 cups of the flour; mix well. Knead with dough hook on slowest speed--6-8 minutes, adding more flour to form a soft, bouncey dough.
• Remove dough hook, spray dough ball with cooking spray, cover bowl with large plastic (clear) bag; let rise 60-90 minutes, doubled in volume.
• Turn out dough onto lightly floured counter, gently punch down; divide in half and form two loaves; place in greased pans.
• Whisk eggie and sugar & salt in a small bowl; brush top of loaves with egg wash (set egg wash aside for later); cover loaves loosely with plastic wrap, rise for 45-60 minutes, doubled in size.
• Preheat oven to 375; brush loaves with egg wash, dust with cornmeal (optional).
• Set in oven and turn heat down to 350; bake until golden brown for 35-45 minutes.
• Pull bread from oven, liberally brush with melted butter; cool in pans for 10 minutes; turn out onto rack.
• Slice and eat. Yum!
• LEFTOVERS: Slice and toast. Try it with garlic-honey. Oh my!

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch round cake pan with the cooking spray.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the butter over low heat until melted.
• In a large bowl, beat the melted butter, milk and egg with a fork or wire whisk until well mixed. Add the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt all at once; stir just until the flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Pour batter into the pan; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl. Spread batter evenly in pan and smooth top of batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.