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Hot Water Cornbread

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

This hot water cornbread is shaped into cakes and fried in hot fat in a skillet.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups coarsely ground cornbread
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon bacon drippings
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • boiling water
  • shortening or drippings

Preparation:

Mix cornmeal, salt, bacon drippings, sugar, and just enough boiling water to make a stiff batter that can be shaped. Pat dough into thin cakes. Heat shortening in a heavy skillet. Brown cakes in hot fat on both sides.
Makes about 8 hot water cornbread portions, or fried corn cakes.

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Awesome hot water bread!September 10, 2008By M_M_H
"I love this recipe. It is just like my mother-in-law's and hers was great. Easy, quick and great crumbled in your collard greens with a little cha-cha, or ""chow chow"" (relish?) Yummmmmm!"

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