Skip to content

Robert St. John

Restaurateur, author, enthusiastic traveler, & world-class eater.

Light Buttermilk Biscuits

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all dry ingredients. Add shortening and use a pastry cutter or fork to blend in the shortening. The mixture should look like course meal. Knead in the buttermilk; the mixture will be slightly sticky (Adding more flour will result in a dense biscuit). Place dough on a lightly flouredContinue reading “Light Buttermilk Biscuits”

Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place butter, jalapeno and corn in a small skillet and cook over low heat for three to four minutes. Let cool. In one mixing bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking soda, baking powder, salt pepper, cheddar cheese and mix well. In another mixing bowl, combine Butter, corn, jalapeños, eggs and hotContinue reading “Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins”

Creamed Corn

Break two of the shucked corncobs in half. Place in a small sauce pot with two cups of water. Simmer for 10 minutes to make a corn stock. Melt butter in a medium sized skillet over a medium heat and add corn and 1 /2 cup of the corn stock, salt and pepper. Simmer overContinue reading “Creamed Corn”

Creamed Corn Cornbread

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Sift flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Stir mixture briefly. Separately, whisk together creamed corn, egg, milk, honey and butter until honey is dissolved. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredientsContinue reading “Creamed Corn Cornbread”

Basic Cornbread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk the wet ingredients. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Do not over mix. Pour batter into a greased cast-iron skillet or a buttered two-quart baking dish and bake for 20-25Continue reading “Basic Cornbread”

Mississippi Biscuits

Preheat oven to 475°F. Combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Work in the cold butter with your hands until well combined. There should still be pieced of butter distributed throughout. Add buttermilk and stir gently until combined. Do not over mix. Transfer the biscuit dough to a floured surface. Gently patContinue reading “Mississippi Biscuits”