Mrs. Mitchell’s Spoon Bread

Please join us again soon at Mrs. Mitchell’s Restaurant. In the meantime, we are pleased to share with you our famous Spoon bread recipe.

Makes 8 Servings

It is said…that the recipe "just happened" when a mixture used to make corn bread enriched by milk was left forgotten in a hot oven…

• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
• 1 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 5 eggs
• 1 tbsp. baking powder

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Grease a large shallow baking dish.
Combine the water and milk and heat until simmering.
Add the cornmeal, salt, sugar and butter and stir over medium heat until the mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Beat the eggs with the baking powder until they are very light and fluffy, then add them to the cornmeal mixture. Mix well.
Pour into the prepared dish and bake at 350°F for 45 - 50 minutes.
Serve hot. (Best with butter!)