{"id":7954,"date":"2011-04-20T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T01:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefoodilove.wordpress.com\/2011\/04\/20\/cornbread-blts-with-creamy-blue-cheese\/"},"modified":"2015-11-14T20:52:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T01:52:41","slug":"cornbread-blts-with-creamy-blue-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/cornbread-blts-with-creamy-blue-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornbread BLTs with Creamy Blue Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pancakes<\/a><\/p>\n

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I promise I won\u2019t share another bacon recipe again<\/p>\n

for at least ten straight hours. <\/p>\n

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\"pancakes<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Things are just getting a little carried away \u2018round these parts. It was BLTizza<\/a>, then bacon pancakes<\/a>, and really\u2026<\/p>\n

I have standards. <\/p>\n

Very few, but still. <\/p>\n

I also won\u2019t tell you again about how much salty bacon loves sweet cornbread. <\/p>\n

Or how blue cheese completes them.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t even tell you that BLTs are the second coming of the Lord. <\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s almost Easter, and you\u2019ve got your own convictions about food and religion. (But I\u2019m right about this one)<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

\"pancakes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em><\/p>\n

And no, I\u2019ll never again share a photo of two sweet \u2018n\u2019 gritty cornbread pancakes acting as the bread in which I stuffed crisp applewood smoked bacon strips, thick slices of vine ripened tomatoes, crispy green leaf lettuce, and crumbly blue cheese. <\/p>\n

I just won\u2019t, okay?<\/p>\n

And I\u2019m not going to tell you how delicious it was. <\/p>\n

Not going to do it. <\/p>\n

So get it while it\u2019s hot. <\/p>\n

And then come over and sympathize with Daniel, who told me yesterday, \u201cI think you\u2019re going too far with the bacon thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

One day I\u2019ll divorce him. <\/p>\n

We\u2019ll get married, first, of course, and then I\u2019ll have to leave. Love should know no (bacon) bounds. <\/p>\n

What were we talking about? <\/em><\/p>\n

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\"pancakes<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Yes, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and blue cheese sandwiches on cornbread. <\/p>\n

And really, this is the last bacon recipe I\u2019m posting for a while. <\/p>\n

A solid day or two. <\/p>\n

No more bacon. <\/p>\n

Or cornbread. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t even think about it. <\/p>\n

No, I\u2019m sorry. <\/p>\n

I just won\u2019t do any more. <\/p>\n

Please understand. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not you, it\u2019s me. (But obviously, it\u2019s not me)<\/em><\/p>\n

And that\u2019s that. Show\u2019s over. <\/p>\n

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\"pancakes<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cornbread BLTs with Creamy Blue Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

serves 2<\/em><\/p>\n

6 slices applewood smoked bacon, cooked to a crisp and drained on a paper towel<\/p>\n

4 slices tomato<\/p>\n

2 large leaves of lettuce (romaine or green leaf)<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup crumbled blue cheese<\/p>\n

2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing (recommended: Ken’s Steak House Chunky Blue Cheese)<\/p>\n

4 cornmeal pancakes (recipe below)<\/p>\n

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I can\u2019t tell you how to combine all these things because I don\u2019t want to offend your finer sensibilities. All I\u2019ll say is this: evenly pile bacon, lettuce, tomato, blue cheese, and dressing onto each of two pancakes. Top with remaining pancakes. Got it? Good. <\/p>\n

<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simple Cornmeal Pancakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

makes 6<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00bd cup boiling water<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup cornmeal, fine grind<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup buttermilk<\/p>\n

1 egg<\/p>\n

\u00bd cup all purpose flour<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon baking powder<\/p>\n

2 teaspoons sugar<\/p>\n

\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

1 tablespoon canola oil<\/p>\n

Pour water over cornmeal, stir until thick. Whisk in the buttermilk and egg.
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Stir this into the cornmeal mixture. Stir in the oil.
Ladle 1\/3 cup batter onto a hot, nonstick griddle and let cook for about 3-4 minutes per side. Flip when bubbles begin to appear on the surface of each pancake.<\/p>\n

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Nutrition info per pancake: Calories: 121, Fat: 3.8g, Carb: 18.1g, Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 2.5g, Protein: 3.6g<\/em><\/p>\n

Nutrition info for one BLT (includes 2 pancakes, 3 strips bacon, 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese, 1 tablespoon blue cheese dressing, leaf lettuce, and 2 slices tomato): Calories: 495, Fat: 26.1g, Carb: 21.6g, Fiber: 1.4g, Sugars: 3.1g, Protein: 14.1g<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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