Johnnycake (Spider Corn Bread)
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- Vegetable shortening to grease the pan
- 1cup unbleached white flour
- 4teaspoons baking soda
- 3tablespoons sugar
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1cup yellow cornmeal
- 2eggs
- 1cup buttermilk
- ¼cup butter, melted
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Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch iron spider (skillet).
- Step 2
Mix together the dry ingredients.
- Step 3
Beat the eggs, mix with the buttermilk and then with the melted butter. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Step 4
Pour into the greased spider and bake in the hot oven for 25 minutes, until the top is brown and crusty. Serve immediately, cut into pie-shaped wedges.
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Comments
Heartily agree that 4 tsp. baking soda is WAY too much. First try was inedible, so strong was the taste of baking soda. My guess was that it was an error and that baking powder was meant. I tried it again using 4 tsp. of baking powder and whole wheat flour instead of unbleached. It was moist and delicious.
Wish I had read these comments first! Inedible! Too much soda. And yes the cooking time could be less.
The baking soda was really excessive, leaving a foul taste. I recommend 3 tsp of baking powder instead. Also I grew up eating this as a cake not a side; I think it needs more sugar.
Heartily agree that 4 tsp. baking soda is WAY too much. First try was inedible, so strong was the taste of baking soda. My guess was that it was an error and that baking powder was meant. I tried it again using 4 tsp. of baking powder and whole wheat flour instead of unbleached. It was moist and delicious.
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