spoon bread

noun

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
2. Dialect. any of various types of biscuits shaped by dropping batter into a baking pan from a spoon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spoon bread¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

Custardy pumpkin spoon bread dances on the line between sweet and savory.

From Washington Post