White Cornmeal Hoe Cake

Name: White Cornmeal Hoe Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup white cornmeal; salt; 3/4 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons bacon fat (butter or vegetable oil will work too)

4 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

1 cup white cornmeal
salt
3/4 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons bacon fat (butter or vegetable oil will work too)

Directions

1

Combine the cornmeal and salt in medium bowl. Stirring cornmeal mixture constantly with spoon, pour in boiling water in a slow stream and beat until smooth. Let stand a few minutes. Heat a large heavy skillet with bacon fat, butter or oil until hot. For each hoe cake, drop 2-3 tablespoons batter into skillet of hot bacon dripping or oil and pat into flat circles, about 4 inches in diameter. Cook hoe cakes about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown, turning them with a wide spatula. If needed, add more fat to pan for remaining cakes. Serve hoe cakes while still hot.