Hot-Water Corn Bread

Preparation info
  • Yield: About

    30 Pieces

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

  • About

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white cornmeal
  • 4 teaspoons sifted flour
  • 2 teaspoons

Method

  1. Put the cornmeal in a mixing bowl and add the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  2. It is imperative that the water be boiling before it is added. Stir the mixture well while adding the boiling water. Blend thoroughly.
  3. Meanwhile, heat the fat to 360 degrees. Drop the batter by spoonfuls (about