FIF: Broccoli Cornbread

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/3 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cottage cheese
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped broccoli
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 (8 1/2 ounce) package Jiffy corn muffin mix

Preheat oven to 400. Thaw and drain broccoli. Combine first six ingredients. Stir muffin mix into first mixture with a fork. Pour into a 13" x 9"pan that's been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 20-25 minutes , or until done when tested with a toothpick.

This cornbread is moist and dense, best eaten with a fork. I always make it along with some sort of creamy soup, like potato soup or corn chowder.

Check out Favorite Ingredients Friday for more great bread recipes!

Awesome Banana Muffins

Run, don't walk, to make these awesome banana muffins. I made them by the recipe with only two changes: I used 4 medium bananas instead of 3 large, and, I used 1/2 cup chocolate chips in place of the walnuts since nobody here likes walnuts. These baked up nice and moist in exactly twenty minutes. We have unanimously voted these as our family's new favorite muffins- I hope you'll enjoy them, too!

Our Family's Favorite Cornbread

My DH never liked cornbread until I tried this recipe- now he loves it! :) This cornbread is sweet, dense, and moist. We like it as a side to Mexican foods, soups, or creamy casseroles. It easily doubles and keeps well for several days.

CORNBREAD
1 box Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 tsp dried minced onion
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 small can creamed corn (8.5oz, or half of a regular sized can)

Combine all, and spread into an 8x8" pan that's been sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

Baking with Amish Starter

I'm baking today.... wish me luck. I joke about the fact that I can cook nearly anything, but baking is definitely not my forte. But, today is day ten of the Amish starter that has been circulating among my friends at work, so today I must bake. If it comes out well, I'll come back later and share some pictures. :) Edited to add: it came out great, but we ate it all before I remembered to take a picture- sorry! :)