Meatless Monday: Corn pudding

Classic corn pudding with cheddar and chives.

I love corn in all its many forms. Fresh on the cob grilled or boiled, scraped from the cob creamed or fried. I like it in corn bread and as a salsa. I like fresh, frozen and I am happy to use canned. My favorite iteration though is far and away corn pudding. Baked and puffed up, served warm from the oven.?

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Perre Magness has studied food and cooking around the world, mostly by eating, but also through serious study. Coursework at Le Cordon Bleu London and intensive courses in Morocco, Thailand and France has broadened her own culinary skill and palate. The kitchen of choice is at home, cooking like most people, experimenting with unique but practical ideas.

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I have made every recipe for corn pudding I have ever seen, ones that involved shucking and scraping dozens of ears of corn and ones that use a bag of frozen kernels. And believe me, the recipe below is the best one of all of them. It probably started its life on the back of a box, and I probably picked it out of some community cookbook.?

I have changed it up with a few flavor additions, but the basic recipe creates a light, fluffy, creamy dish ? everything a perfect corn pudding should be.? My favorite flavor add-ins are the cheddar cheese and chives, but I have made it many ways ? with pepper jack and green chiles, sharp cheddar and diced pimentos, fontina and sage.? I have called it corn souffl? on occasion, but I really think of it as good old-fashioned corn pudding.

Classic Corn Pudding with Cheddar and Chives
Serves 8 ? 10

2 eggs
1 (16-ounce) can creamed corn
1 (16-ounce can) whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup (1stick) butter, melted
1 cup (8-ounces) sour cream
1 (8-1/2 ounce) package corn muffin mix (I prefer Jiffy)
1-1/2 cups grated mild cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
Salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.? Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, then add both corns, butter and sour cream and mix thoroughly.? Fold in the corn muffin mix, cheese and chopped chives.? Add a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper and mix completely.

Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top.? Bake for 30 ? 35 minutes until puffed and golden and firm in the center.

Serve immediately.

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