Johnny Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening, melted
• 1 cup boiling milk
• 1 egg, separated

Recipe

Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• 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.