Baking is something I always enjoyed. I remember buying my first box of red velvet cake mix from the store with my dad and creating a huge mess. Not knowing whether I was doing it correctly or not, I got down to work. Mixing and pouring, it seemed like the red velvet cake mix was everywhere. Fortunately though, I've picked up some baking skills throughout my years. In this blog post I'll be making an African-American baking dish called Spoon Bread.
In the beginning of the baking section, Jessica B. Harris includes a short story of a woman talking about the foods she's eaten as she was growing up. Even though her family didn't have a lot, she mentions throughout the story that the food was always delicious (Harris 184). Personally growing up in a large family I always remembered creating big servings of food but it never lacking the "wow" factor.
You might think to yourself about all of the food you've ever tried, The good and the not so good, but what determines delicious food and bland food? The answer lies in text of The Welcome Table, "We use fresh seasonings whenever possible, so that when the food comes to the table it has flavor... you've got to have the flavor" (Harris 184). Harris includes this portion into the book to show that flavor is very important.
I created one of the recipes in this book named "Spoon Bread". This was a bread that was created with cornmeal and an indication of it's Deep South origins (Harris 188).
| Spoon bread! |
After creating this bread I thought of additional things I could add in order to create more flavor. I figured I would add almond meal and sliced almonds on top. Not only did this add a nutty flavor but it also created a crunchy texture on top. I very much liked this modification. I think it did justice in the flavor department!
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| Spoon bread with extra flavor. |
What artificial flavoring is your favorite? Would your favorite foods still be your favorite if they had less flavor?
Thank you for reading!
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