Heirloom Blue Corn Bread with Alexa Numkena-Anderson

Описание: Today in the Test Kitchen, we're excited to welcome Chef Alexa Numkena-Anderson, the lead chef at Javelina in Portland, Oregon. Alexa, bring us a recipe she's been perfecting for many years. This delicious cornbread is egg-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, cane sugar-free, and nut-free, but most importantly, it's fluffy and finger licking good! We hope you enjoy and you make it at home.

Chef Alexa Numkena-Anderson was born in Yakima, Washington and grew up on the Yakama Reservation in Toppenish, Washington. Alexa's Grandfather hails from the Hopi, a Sovereign Nation and Tribe in northeastern Arizona where they are both enrolled. Her family is also a descendant of the Yakama, Cree, and Skokomish Nations.

After high school graduation, Alexa moved to Portland, where she attended Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School while working as a line cook. Her experience took her through several acclaimed restaurants, including King Tide (formally Three Degrees), The Waiting Room, Headwaters, Imperial, Domaine Serene, and was part of the opening team at Bullard with Chef Doug Adams.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, she became the Chef at Sammich where she ran operations, managed shelter meals, and catered for people experiencing wildfire displacement, all while assisting with regular menu development. In fact, some of her items remain on the menu to this day! Fast forward to September 2023, Alexa is now a new mother and just six weeks later she started Javelina: Indigenous Dining with her husband Nicholas Numkena-Anderson.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Incorporating dry ingredients
01:25 Alexa's background
02:15 Incorporating wet ingredients
07:50 Bread goes in the oven
09:19 Savory cornbread
10:29 Strawberry compote
12:30 Sweet cornbread

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup of White Masienda Cornmeal
1/2 Cup of Blue Masienda Cornmral
2 Cups of Ute Coarse Cornmeal
1 Cup of Ramona Farms Cornmeal
3 Cups of Hemp Milk
1 Cup Rice Bran Oil
2 T Maple Sugar
1 T Salt
1.5t Baking Powder
1.5t Baking Soda
4T Bobs Mill Egg Replacer
1/4 Cup Maple Syrup

Recipe:
1T Egg Replacer = 1 Egg
Mix with Water in a 2:1 Ratio
Whisk Quickly to Avoid Clumps
If low on 1 type of cornmeal, replace with another
If batter is too thick add more hemp milk (not water)
Preheat Oven to 375
Load batter into a Mini Loaf Pans 5 ¾ x 3 in.
Bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.

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