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Ingredients
| cornmeal: 1 cup |
| whole wheat flour: 2 Tbl |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| granulated sugar: 1 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| multipurpose shortening: 1 1/2 Tbl (melted) |
| 2% milk: 1 cup (boiling) |
| eggs: 1 (separated) |
Johnny Cake
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"This is a very old time recipe. My great grandparents used to eat this in a bowl with milk on it."
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Prep Time
60 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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Directions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 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.