Cornmeal Recipes

These have a great texture and are not as filling and heavy as ordinary pancakes.

Rustic Italian bread shaped into a baguette with a crispy egg-white crust and cornmeal-dusted bottom. Uses a bread machine for the dough, then hand-shaped and oven-baked.

Savory fiddlehead muffins blend cornmeal and flour with cooked spring fiddleheads for a rustic side that tastes like a cross between cornbread and a wild-foraged forest walk.

Honey fried trout: whole trout rubbed with lemon, double-dredged in cornmeal, pan-fried crispy, then glazed with honey for a sweet-savory finish. A classic streamside supper.

Old-fashioned date and pecan cake baked low and slow in a tube pan. More fruit and nuts than batter, with a dense, rich texture similar to fruitcake.

Old-fashioned yeast cakes made from hops water, potato liquid, flour, and cornmeal. A pioneer-era leavening method you dry and store for homemade bread baking. Just 5 ingredients.

Thick, hearty bean stew crowned with fluffy cornmeal dumplings that steam right on top. Vegan-friendly comfort food that's rustic, filling, and ready in under an hour.

Savory cilantro corn pancakes loaded with roasted chiles, scallions, and sweet corn kernels. Served with salsa and sour cream for a Southwestern brunch twist.

Savory Creole corn muffins packed with cheddar, American cheese, red bell pepper, pimiento, and onion. Golden, cheesy, and ready in under an hour.

Double corn muffins with cornmeal in the batter and whole corn kernels stirred in, plus a pinch of red pepper for subtle heat. Warm from the oven in 35 minutes.

Krumiri: Piedmontese piped butter cornmeal cookies from Casale Monferrato, Italy. Crisp, mustache-shaped shortbread with a distinct golden crunch and subtle vanilla flavor.

Peanut butter chocolate bars built on a buttery cornmeal-almond shortbread base, spread with creamy peanut butter and finished with a chocolate drizzle. Three-layer crunch in every bite.

Homemade microwave dog biscuits made with whole wheat flour, oats, cornmeal and beef bouillon. No oven required, no preservatives, and tail-wag approved. A pantry-staple treat for your pup.

Homemade whole grain dog biscuits combine wheat, rye, cornmeal, and cracked bulgur into a chicken broth-flavored dough, baked until bone-hard. A wholesome DIY treat your dog will recognize from the first sniff.

Tamale pie in a bacon dripping cornmeal crust filled with seasoned ground beef, corn, green chiles, and tomato sauce, topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese, bacon, and olives. A Tex-Mex pie feast.

Fried cornmeal mush with tomato gravy, sliced from a chilled loaf and pan-fried until golden and crispy. A classic Southern breakfast served with maple syrup or savory tomato gravy.