Recipes

Boone Tavern’s Spoonbread

  • Serves

    serves 6-8

JAMES OSELAND

This starter, one of the most popular offerings at Boone Tavern, which has featured the specialty for more than 60 years, is a creamy-centered cornbread pudding that rises like a souffle.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter (1 tbsp. softened, 3 tbsp. melted)
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 14 cups finely ground white cornmeal
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. fine salt
  • 2 eggs, well beaten

Instructions

Step 1

Grease a 9" round cake pan with some of the softened butter. Cut out a parchment paper circle to fit inside the pan, nestle it into the bottom, and grease the paper with the remaining softened butter. Set the prepared pan aside.

Step 2

In a 2-quart saucepan, bring the milk to a boil, whisking occasionally, over high heat. While whisking, pour in the cornmeal in a steady stream. Whisk vigorously to incorporate the cornmeal, for about 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to let the cornmeal mixture cool to room temperature.

Step 3

Heat oven to 350°. Transfer the cornmeal mixture to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the remaining butter, baking powder, salt, and eggs and mix on medium speed until uniform and aerated, about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Pour cornmeal batter into the prepared pan and bake until golden brown and puffy and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

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