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Hot Water Cornbread

By Diana Rattray, About.com

This hot water cornbread is shaped into cakes and fried in hot fat in a skillet. Hot water cornbread recipe, or corn cakes.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups coarsely ground cornmeal
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon bacon drippings
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • boiling water
  • shortening or drippings

Preparation:

Mix cornmeal, salt, bacon drippings, sugar, and just enough boiling water to make a stiff batter that can be shaped. Pat dough into thin cakes. Heat shortening in a heavy skillet. Brown cakes in hot fat on both sides.
Makes about 8 hot water cornbread portions, or fried corn cakes.

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