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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Johnnycake brought west. From the Mississippi Valley chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Vegetarian if vegetable shortening is used. Ingredients:
2 cups cornmeal |
1 teaspoon salt |
2 teaspoons fat, melted (bacon fat adds flavor, but lard, butter or vegetable shortening may also be used) |
2 cups water, boiling |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine corn meal, salt and fat; add boiling water and beat thoroughly.
3. Spread batter in pie plates 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick.
4. Bake for 30 minutes or until crisp and brown.
5. Serve hot with butter, gravy or as a side to stews.
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