Baking In A Can - Recipe 3 - Parmesean Herb Cornbread

Wow, I sure hope you are enjoying this wonderful way of baking. It can be rewarding just to know that you have finally found a way to recycle those cans that vegetables and fruits come it. This is an old way to bake but it seems to have been forgotten over the years. Now it is time to renew this wonderful way of baking in cans.
This is a follow up of the article Baking in cans. You need to read it before you begin with any of the recipes in the Baking in a can series. It can be found here:
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1208406.aspx
Recipe 1 Honey Bun Cake can be found here:
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1209164.aspx
Recipe 2 Date Nut Bread can be found here:
http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1215389.aspx
I will be posting the fourth in this series tomorrow so be on the look out for it.

PARMESAN HERB CORNBREAD IN A CAN/With Herb Butter
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup flour
2 TBSP can parmesan cheese
1 TBSP sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. herb blend or Italian

1. Place ingredients into a medium bowl. Blend with a whisk.
2. Place mixture into a ziplock sandwich bag. Place bag into a 14-16
oz. decorated can.
3. Place 1 tsp. additional herbs into a separate snack size ziplock
bag. Label this "Herbs for Butter".
4. Attach recipe with the following instructions:

PARMESAN HERB CORNBREAD TO BAKE IN A CAN/with herb butter
1. Remove mix from can. Set aside herb packet for later use. Empty
bag of mix into a medium bowl.
2. Add 1/3 cup milk, 1 TBSP oil and 1 egg white. Mix well.
3. Remove any labels or decorations from can. Grease can well with
some shortening or margarine on a paper towel. DON'T spray can with
cooking spray- recipe will not work in a sprayed can.
4. Spoon batter into can and place on a cookie sheet. Bake in oven
at 450 for 23-26 minutes. Bread is done when a broom straw or bamboo
skewer placed in middle of bread comes out clean.
5. While bread is baking, mix herbs from herb packet into 1/2 stick
of soft butter or margarine.
6. When bread is done let it cool for 15 minutes in the can. Run a
plain table knife around edge of bread to loosen it from can. Shake
can to allow the bread to slide out.
7. To serve, cut bread into slices the desired thickness and serve
with herb butter.


Have you already began the wonderful art of baking in cans?
Have you made any of the recipes that I have posted already?
I would love to hear of your experience with them.
Could you share your experiences with me?
Are you enjoying the recipes and new way of baking??