Corn Pone

Name: Corn Pone
Ingredients: 2 cups water-ground white cornmeal; 1 teaspoon Royal Baking Powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup cold water; 1/2 cup milk; 1 tablespoon melted lard or butter

6 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 cups water-ground white cornmeal
1 teaspoon Royal Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup cold water
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon melted lard or butter

Directions

1

Sift the meal, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl.
2

Add the water and milk.
3

Stir well, add melted fat, and let the mixture rest for 10 minutes.
4

Then take the batter and shape it into pones by cupping both hands together and patting it into form.
5

Place each pone upon a baking sheet an inch apart from the others and bake in a preheated 375 oven for 15 to 20 minutesno longer or the bread will dry out.