This is a very old time recipe. My great grandparents used to eat this in a bowl with milk on it.
Original recipe makes 12 servings
Ingredients
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 tablespoons shortening, melted
1 cup boiling milk
1 egg, separated
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PREP
1 hr
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COOK
45 mins
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READY IN
1 hr 45 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×9 inch baking pan.
- Sift cornmeal and flour together and spread thinly on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine cornmeal mixture, salt, sugar and baking powder. Pour in shortening and milk; stir to blend.
- In a separate large bowl, beat egg white until stiff. In a third bowl, beat egg yolk then fold into egg white. Gently stir flour mixture into beaten egg. Pour into prepared baking pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 81 kcal
Carbohydrates: 12.1 g
Cholesterol: 19 mg
Fat: 2.6 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 2.2 g
Sodium: 142 mg