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More Oven Baked Corn on the Cob

 

Farm fresh organic corn. Ends trimmed to fit on baking sheet. No touching!

A key to success with this process are ears that are still moist, the silk is not dry or brittle. What I've found is husking corn is really easier after it's cooked. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, then place tray on rack to back. Turn after 10 minutes, to make sure nothing is scorching!!

Turn them, and cook another 10 minutes under a watchful eye.

These look done. The aroma is that of cooked corn. The ears are hot to touch. Be careful and remove with a potholder and slowly husk away keeping at the forefront of your mind that hot steam is about to escape (like microwave pop corn) and the first peel back will be a blast.

If it's not hot and steamy, put it back in the oven and check at 5 minute intervals until it's done.

Butter? I don't think so. We each ate 2 ears and set dinner off for an hour. Two ears are leftover and were put in a tightly sealed glass container after peeling and cooling. Tomorrow the kernels will be cut off for some sort of recipe. Oven Baked Corn on the Cob, yum!

Oven Baked Corn on the Cob 2010

First of the season! Small ears with yellow and white kernels. Baked in a pre heated 350 degree oven right on the rimmed cookie sheet for about 15 minutes. The ears should be hot to the touch. To enjoy, carefully peel back the husk and silk, if steam does not come out they need some more time. So easy and delicious, without the need for butter or salt. Just dental floss after eating. :-D

Oven Baked Corn Cut off the Cob

After baking some more corn this weekend, the kernels from unconsumed ears were sliced off and stored along with the milky liquid goodness. There's been lots of Google searching on oven baked corn; most other recipes add butter or seasonings, which does not seem necessary when you have field fresh ears.

Oven Baked Corn on the Cob

Last week at the farmer market one of the merchants recommended baking corn instead of boiling. Holy cow! The entire ears were placed on a rimmed cookie sheet (jelly roll) and baked for 15 minutes in a 350 oven. Then, using an oven mitt you carefully pull back the husk and silk and enjoy. No butter or salt. No boiling away taste or soaking for an hour in order to grill. Yum!