Cornmeal casserole with kefir without cottage cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Let's prepare the ingredients. We will prepare a classic casserole without using any additives. All products needed for preparing the casserole that are stored in the refrigerator must be removed from it in advance so that they are at room temperature.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour cornmeal into a bowl. If you don’t have such flour on hand, you can easily and quickly make it at home by grinding corn grits in a coffee grinder; first, of course, you need to wash and dry the grits.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add sugar and salt. The amount of these ingredients can be changed depending on taste preferences. Mix dry ingredients. Put a pinch of soda in a bowl and pour kefir over everything. An alkaline reaction must occur between the ingredients (soda and kefir).

4. STEP 4

   

   Add a piece of softened butter to the corn mixture; if it is hard, it is better to melt it in a water bath and cool to room temperature, otherwise you will not be able to mix it with other ingredients until smooth. Beat a chicken egg into a bowl. Mix the mixture thoroughly with a tablespoon or spatula until the chicken egg is completely dispersed.

5. STEP 5

   

   Mix the mixture and leave on the table for 10 minutes. Let the flour soak in the liquid and the mass increase significantly in volume.

6. STEP 6

   

   Grease the casserole dish with butter and sprinkle with corn flour (the walls and bottom of the dish) so that it is easy to remove after baking. Place the mixture in the dish. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake the dish for about 25 minutes, depending on the size of the mold and, accordingly, the volume of the mass, as well as on the operation of the oven. The casserole should increase in volume and brown on top.

7. STEP 7

   

   Remove the casserole from the oven, let it cool slightly and serve. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Winemaker

26.09.2023

4.6

I rarely use corn flour for baking, but in vain. I'll have to try this casserole. I still have corn tortillas in my recipe box. I think they will come in handy.

Moderator Ksenia

26.09.2023

4.5

It happens that you are looking for a recipe for using up leftover food items, but the dish turns out so tasty that it is added to the list of dishes for menu planning. This is what happened with this cornmeal casserole recipe. I had a little more than half a glass of cornmeal left, and I decided to cook something with it. And this recipe helped me out. Since there was more than half a glass of flour, I set the amount of ingredients for 3 servings. I took two eggs (instead of one and a half, as it turned out according to calculations). And the dough turned out runny. I thought that perhaps I should have measured out half. But no, everything was baked well. It took me 35 minutes to bake. The casserole turned out tender, airy, and delicious. Corn flour adds a slight bitterness, which does not spoil the dish at all. Both children and adults liked this casserole with cornmeal. Thank you very much for the recipe!