Jack Cheese Spoon Bread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup dry milk
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups water
• 1 1/4 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons margarine or 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried chives

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f grease 1 1/2-quart casserole dish.
• 2 combine dry milk and corn meal in large saucepan.
• 3 stir in water.
• 4 cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil, thickens, and the whole mixture turns yellow.
• 5 remove from heat.
• 6 stir in 3/4 cup cheese, egg yolks, margarine and baking powder.
• 7 beategg whites in small mixer bowl until stiff peaks form.
• 8 fold into corn meal mixture gently.
• 9 pour into prepared dish.
• 10 sprinkle with remaining cheese and if desired, sprinkle 1 tsp seasoned salt and 1 tsp dried chives over the whole thing.
• 11 bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden and filling is set.
• 12 serve warm (although i have snacked on it right from the fridge).
• 13 if you are warming it up as a leftover, heating it in the microwave makes it soggy.
• 14 it tastes best if while you are cooking your dinner, you heat the oven to about 250, and leave it in there until you are done preparing everything else.