Doug's stupid ex-wife wants to make a bowl out of cornbread

[franksolich]

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Oh my.

The cooking and baking forum's a vast barren desolate wasteland.

One wonders what's up with that.

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Thu Jun-23-11 02:44 PM
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Okay, how do I make a cornbread "bowl" to serve chile in?

My cornbread recipe is a mush, not a dough. What about, I pour it into an ovenproof bowl and sit another bowl on top of it? Maybe that would work with a shortened cooking time?

It wouldn't have to be very deep. Just deep enough to peek out around a big ladle-ful of chile.

Whaddaya think?

trud  (924 posts)      Thu Jun-23-11 03:58 PM
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1. I thought it was regular cornbread, hollowed out. But what do I know...

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Thu Jun-23-11 05:34 PM
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2. Probably more than I do.
 
But corn bread doesn't have much of crust to hollow out so I was thinking, if I make some individually formed "bowls", it might be a little easier to get the pretty effect.

Warpy  (1000+ posts)        Thu Jun-23-11 06:15 PM
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3. The cornbread I've made in a screaming hot skillet preheated on the stove has had a great crust. All you'd need are some smaller cast iron frypans and a good cornbread recipe. You'd end up with a lot of bread per serving, but I doubt you'd have many complaints.

The reserved cornbread from the part that was hollowed out will make great turkey stuffing next November if you bag it and freeze it.

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-24-11 01:02 AM
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4. You know, I've been meaning to look for some little skillets.

There's no such thing as too much corn bread around here.

supernova  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-24-11 08:52 AM
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5. Yep, this is the way I make it

Hot, hot pan. I've used pie pans with the sliders or cast iron frying pans. Either way what you want is a little oil in the bottom, coating the bottom. Let the pan heat up in the oven even to smoking. Quickly pour the batter in the pan and listen for the sizzle! That is what makes a great cornbread crust.

[dandi]

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There you go, Liz.

The final step after baking would be to take a large stock pot, fill it with water, and give your head a good, long soak.

[Gina]

Doug's stupid ex-wife wants to make a bowl out of cornbread

Love your title 

[Duke Nukum]

Beth, you are too stupid to be around complicated machinery such as ovens and mixing bowls. You should buy pre-made cornbread bowls an cans of Hormel chili and ask your parent or legal guardian to open it for you, heat the chili, pour the chili in the bowls, and give your your blunt spoon to eat it with.

Remember that you should always have adult supervision around when you eat, just in case you forget to chew, swallow, or breath while you eat as has happened in the past.

[Skul]

trud  (924 posts)      Thu Jun-23-11 03:58 PM
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1. I thought it was regular cornbread, hollowed out. But what do I know...

Do you really, really want an answer to that?

[Boudicca]

Why in the hell would you worry about making a bowl out of cornbread.  Just crumble some over the top of your chili.  Same frikkin' taste and so much easier.
But then, that's a typical liberal trait:  take a straightforward problem, beat it senseless in committee(s), and have it cost triple by the time they're done.  Consider that now poor, stupid Beth will need to head on out to her local kitchen store and purchase a cornbread bowl to bake her cornbread in.  Somewhere, Julia Child is weeping.

[Chris_]

Why in the hell would you worry about making a bowl out of cornbread.  Just crumble some over the top of your chili.  Same frikkin' taste and so much easier.
But then, that's a typical liberal trait:  take a straightforward problem, beat it senseless in committee(s), and have it cost triple by the time they're done.  Consider that now poor, stupid Beth will need to head on out to her local kitchen store and purchase a cornbread bowl to bake her cornbread in.  Somewhere, Julia Child is weeping.

But... but... but... it's a bowl.  Think of the accolades and attention that would be heaped upon said bowl-maker.  It would be like primitive creatures discovering fire for the first time.

Yeah, it's silly.

[Duke Nukum]

The thing to do is to take a real bowl and corn chips like Doretos, line the bowl with Doretoes, and pour the chili over that. Then garnish the top of the bowl with corn chips, shreaded cheese, and raw onion bits.

[Chris_]

Do you really, really want an answer to that?

I worked at a place that decided to sell those 'soup bowl' things.  It was just that... large, round rolls with the top scooped out of it.  I thought it was wasteful that they didn't use the scooped-out bread for anything, but I guess it would have been too much trouble for the manager to find a use for the extra bread.  (Poor restaurant management and follow-through is a pet peeve of mine.)  Some poor guy spent 45 minutes of his day ripping the tops off of rolls of bread.

[GOBUCKS]

EFerrari  (1000+ posts)        Fri Jun-24-11 01:02 AM
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4. You know, I've been meaning to look for some little skillets.

There's no such thing as too much corn bread around here.

Too much corn   bread? Around a camper?
There's poor, stupid Beth, her doddering, Beth-impoverished mom, and her son, between prison terms, all in a little humpbacked camping trailer.
But the son, between prison terms, is enjoying intravenous entertainment to the extent that he couldn't have much appetite.

So all this corn   bread must be going to the illegal Mexicans filling in the ruts in poor, stupid Beth's jeep trail out to the county gravel road, or she's feeding it to the big, smelly dogs that she and mom share the camper with.

If you want a bread bowl, it should be sour   dough bread, with New England clam chowder.

[Bodadh]

Beth, you are too stupid to be around complicated machinery such as ovens and mixing bowls. You should buy pre-made cornbread bowls an cans of Hormel chili and ask your parent or legal guardian to open it for you, heat the chili, pour the chili in the bowls, and give your your blunt spoon to eat it with.

Remember that you should always have adult supervision around when you eat, just in case you forget to chew, swallow, or breath while you eat as has happened in the past.

Make it Wolf Brand Chili and we will talk.

[Bodadh]

The thing to do is to take a real bowl and corn chips like Doretos, line the bowl with Doretoes, and pour the chili over that. Then garnish the top of the bowl with corn chips, shreaded cheese, and raw onion bits.

What I do is I take a rectangular casserole bowl, put down a layer of Frito's, a layer of Wolf chili, onions, cheese and repeat till I get to the top. Bake till cheese melts. Serve with more Frito's, a dollop of sour cream, Bush's pinto beans, and fresh salad. So bad for me but sooooooooooooo goood! 

[vesta111]

  I bought 4 pans to place flour Torteas in and bake them up into editable bowls for Taco Salad.

They work great, however my daughter makes the same thing by using a big empty can of baked beans and just laying the Torteas on the top and as they bake they fold inward.

After a couple years I realised I was doing all this backward, I was placing the Torteas into the cups and should have been placing them upside down on the bottom.

Well what does one expect from a Yankee cooking South of the Border?????

[Bodadh]

  I bought 4 pans to place flour Torteas in and bake them up into editable bowls for Taco Salad.

They work great, however my daughter makes the same thing by using a big empty can of baked beans and just laying the Torteas on the top and as they bake they fold inward.

After a couple years I realised I was doing all this backward, I was placing the Torteas into the cups and should have been placing them upside down on the bottom.

Well what does one expect from a Yankee cooking South of the Border?????

I could go for a taco salad right now. But the Taco Bell/KFC down the road went under. How does that even happen?!?

[GOBUCKS]

If you want chili, you should go to the nearest Skyline and get a 4-way or 5-way. If you live in an area that's so lacking in civility as to have no Skyline, as I do, you can buy Skyline frozen at Kroger's, Publix, and other chains, or you can buy it frozen direct from Skyline. Frozen is very good, but can't compare to the real thing at the restaurant.

The origin of Skyline is Greek, which is a little strange for chili. Poor, stupid Beth spells it "chile", so maybe that's the mexican spelling. At any rate, it would be an inferior version. I've heard there are even people down there who don't put kidney beans in their chili. 

The best thing about travelling north from here is stopping to eat at a Skyline or a Culver's.
Sometimes on a trip you can overdose on Cracker Barrel.

[Bodadh]

If you want chili, you should go to the nearest Skyline and get a 4-way or 5-way. If you live in an area that's so lacking in civility as to have no Skyline, as I do, you can buy Skyline frozen at Kroger's, Publix, and other chains, or you can buy it frozen direct from Skyline. Frozen is very good, but can't compare to the real thing at the restaurant.

The origin of Skyline is Greek, which is a little strange for chili. Poor, stupid Beth spells it "chile", so maybe that's the mexican spelling. At any rate, it would be an inferior version. I've heard there are even people down there who don't put kidney beans in their chili. 

The best thing about travelling north from here is stopping to eat at a Skyline or a Culver's.
Sometimes on a trip you can overdose on Cracker Barrel.

I have seen people almost come to blows over beans in chili. Personally I don't care so long as they are GOOD beans. I like Hormel chili ok but not with those gawd awful beans in it. Me and cat just had some Wolf chili. No beans. 

[GCBill]

If you want chili, you should go to the nearest Skyline and get a 4-way or 5-way. If you live in an area that's so lacking in civility as to have no Skyline, as I do, you can buy Skyline frozen at Kroger's, Publix, and other chains, or you can buy it frozen direct from Skyline. Frozen is very good, but can't compare to the real thing at the restaurant.

The origin of Skyline is Greek, which is a little strange for chili. Poor, stupid Beth spells it "chile", so maybe that's the mexican spelling. At any rate, it would be an inferior version. I've heard there are even people down there who don't put kidney beans in their chili. 

The best thing about travelling north from here is stopping to eat at a Skyline or a Culver's.
Sometimes on a trip you can overdose on Cracker Barrel.

Ron White on Cincinnati (Skyline) Chili (Warning: NSFW)

http://new.music.yahoo.com/ron-white/tracks/cincinnati-chili--2084716

[BannedFromDU]

Ron White on Cincinnati (Skyline) Chili (Warning: NSFW)

http://new.music.yahoo.com/ron-white/tracks/cincinnati-chili--2084716

Sorry to be contrary, but Cincinnati chili is completely different from actual chili. Cincinnati chili is more like what people who eat real chili put on their hot dogs. But it will do in a pinch, I'm sure.

[GOBUCKS]

Sorry to be contrary, but Cincinnati chili is completely different from actual chili. Cincinnati chili is more like what people who eat real chili put on their hot dogs. But it will do in a pinch, I'm sure.

Of course you are right. Cincinnati chili is very different from conventional chili. It's also one of the best-tasting concoctions ever assembled.