Grist Mill and Corn Bread

This is how we started our Saturday, marching soldiers outside our apartment. We stayed and watched the Veteran's Day Parade.

Then we took a drive out to the Cedar Creek Grist Mill, it's about 8 miles from Woodland WA, set on the beautiful Lewis River.

We got a quick tour from these guys, both volunteers and full of interesting information!

We walked to the other side of the river and watched the Salmon jumping up the falls.

We got both cornmeal and flour ground right there at the mill that day. I made cornbread last night with the cornmeal and flour, using the recipe they gave us at the mill. Here is that recipe and 3 others to share.

Perfect Corn Bread

1 C flour

1/4 C sugar

4 t baking powder

3/4 t salt

1 C yellow cornmeal

2 eggs

1 C milk

1/4 C shortening

Mix flour with sugar, baing powder and salt; stir in cornmeal. Add eggs, milk, and shortening. Beat until smooth. (Do not overbeat.) Pour into greased 9x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 425 for 20 to 25 mins.

This one is more like cake, sweet and moist:

Corn Bread

2 C Bisquick

1/2 C sugar

1/2 C corn meal

1/2 t baking powder

Put in a bowl and mix together.

In another bowl put:

2 eggs

1 C milk

1 C margerine

Mix together with a spoon.

Add:

Bisquick mixture, stir all together and put in cake pan and bake at 350 for 30 mins.

And one of my favorites, from my friend Edith:

Mexican Corn Bread

1 C butter

1 C sugar

1 C shredded cheddar cheese

1 can creamed corn

4 eggs (one at a time)

1 C flour

1 C yellow corn meal

4 t baking powder

Mis together and put oin a 9 x 13 pan. Bake 350 then turn down to 300 for 1 hour. Will be slightly gooey, needs to set.

Not sure where I got this one but is is yummy too!

Pineapple Corn Bread

1 C butter

3/4 C sugar

4 eggs

1 1/2 C creamed corn

1/4 C crushed pineapple

1 C shredded Monterey Jack cheese

1 C flour

1 C cornmeal

2 T baking powder

1 t salt

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs beating after each. Blend in corn, pineapple, cheese and dry ingredients; Pour in buttered 9" square pan. Bake at 325 for 30 mins.