A classic southern recipe, cornmeal hoecakes are little pan fried cornmeal medallions that are at home as breakfast, as much as they are as a side dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of self rising flour
- 1 cup of all purpose cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 tablespoon of sugar, optional
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup of cooking oil (vegetable, canola, melted bacon fat etc.)
- 1 tablespoon of fat, for frying, or oil combined with a bit of butter
Instructions:
- line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels and place a rack on top; set aside. in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar. Measure out the buttermilk in a liquid measuring cup, and add to that the water and oil; blend well. add eggs and mix well; combine with dry ingredients. Heat oil and butter in a cast iron skillet over medium to medium high and drop batter by about 1/8 cup measures into the hot skillet to form small medallions.
- Fry until brown and crisp, turn and brown the other side. remove and let drain on rack. Serve immediately with warm syrup for breakfast or as a snack, or dip ’em in a mess o’ greens to sop up that pot likker (juice from the greens)!
- Variation: when corn is at peak and in-season, add about 1 cup of corn cut and scraped off the cob. You’ll need about 1 large ear of corn. Can also make this into a pan hoecake. add only enough buttermilk to make a stiff batter. You may not need the additional water. pour into a screaming hot, well greased 8-inch cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Reduce heat and let brown underneath about 10 – 15 minutes. Run a metal egg turner underneath and turn to brown the other side. Can also bake in a well preheated 425 degree f oven for about 15 to 20 minutes (no turning needed).
tip: if you spray the measuring cup with a bit of non-stick spray before scooping, the batter will slip right out. if you don’t happen to have that 1/8 cup measure, just do about 2 tablespoons of batter in one pile and push it around to form a medallion.
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