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Cornmeal Crescent Rolls

  • 1 Cup milk
  • 1/4 Cup sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon yeast
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 3 2/3 Cups flour
  • 1/2 Cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 Cup yellow cornmeal

Warm shortening in 1/2 cup milk. Add rest of milk, cool.

Dissolve yeast in 3 Tablespoons warm water with 1 Tablespoon sugar.

Add to milk, 1/4 cup sugar, and salt.

Add beaten eggs.

Add part of flour and cornmeal. Mix till smooth.

Add remaining flour and cheese. This is a soft dough.

Refrigerate overnight.

Divide dough into 3 equal parts, roll each part into a 12 inch circle. Brush with margarine. Cut into 12 wedges with pizza cutter.

Roll from large end toward point. Place on greased cookie sheet. Let rise until double and light.

Bake 350 degrees, 12-17 minutes. Don’t let get too brown.

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Corn Bread

  • 1 cup yellow corn meal
  • 1 cup flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Mix cornmeal, flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add beaten egg, milk, and oil. Mix.

Pour into greased 8X8 inch baking dish. Batter is thin. Bake at 425 degrees about 25 minutes.

Serve for breakfast with syrup.

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Tamales

Meat

In a crock pot put your desired meat – Beef, pork, chicken

Add

1  1/2 Tablespoons chili powder

1 Tablespoon paprika

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cumin

3/4 teaspoon pepper

3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Cook on high for about 8 hours or until soft and you can fork it apart.  Chicken would take less time.

Cornmeal shell

corn husks

2 cups cornmeal

2/3 cup shortening

2 cups chicken broth (yes use it all or almost all of it) (We like to use the extra juice from the seasoned meat instead to add more flavor to the shell.)

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

You can add a little chilli powder to add some flavor to the shell, but you don’t have to.

Mix cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.  Cut in shortening.  Add chicken broth. It will be pretty soupy.

Soak husks in hot water for a few minutes till soft.

Place cornmeal mixture onto corn husks.  Spread out and leave a little room at the ends to fold over.  Place in steamer.  Or you can place in instapot and steam.  You can place vertical and only close off the bottom end of the corn husk if you prefer.

Steam about 45 minutes to 1 hour is what Becky said. We have found in the instapot it takes 10-15 minutes.  Maybe that’s why they were so dry before?  Maybe in any steamer 10-15 minutes?