Recipe For Old Fashioned Hot Water Cornbread

Fry each in hot oil turning once until crisp and golden brown about 5 minutes.

Recipe for old fashioned hot water cornbread. Place the cornmeal in a small mixing bowl. Pour oil or bacon fat to a depth of 1 2 inch in a large skillet and heat to 375 degrees f 190 degrees c. The hot fat can be shortening or vegetable oil but bacon drippings add a very nice flavor.

Drain on paper towels. As soon as the oil in the skillet is hot but not smoking spoon hot cornmeal mixture in your hands that have been dipped in hot warm water and then gently place in the hot oil. Hot water cornbread is also known as corn pone hoecakes or corn dodgers.

F ry each in hot oil turning once until crisp and golden brown about 5 minutes. Step 3 shape cornmeal mixture into flattened balls using a heaping tablespoon as a measuring guide. Hot water cornbread is an old fashioned southern recipe that s a staple at dinner.