Southern Hoe Cakes

Submitted by TheBostonBean

"Simple. A good snack or breakfast dish. Serve with a dash of salt or cane or maple syrup. I had these as a child during my summers in Alabama."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 8 hoe cakes

ingredients

• 1 cup white cornmeal
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup boiling water
• 2 2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons oil

directions

1. Mix meal and salt into a bowl.
2. Add boiling water.
3. Stir with spoon and mix well.
4. Will form a stiff batter or dough.
5. Drop rounded large spoonfuls (tbsp) into hot greased pan.
6. Flatten into flat 1/4 inch thick circles.
7. Cook until golden brown on each side, turning once, about 2 minutes per side.
8. Strain on paper towel.
9. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Molly53]

This is an OLD recipe...I have the same one in a cookbook from 1947.

 

[karen]

Well, I've never had anything like this before, but it sounded like a cross between cornbread and pancakes, and since I love both, I thought it sounded great. I did use yellow cornmeal, so that might have made a difference. I found the batter got very thick and crumbly as it waited it's turn to get to the frying pan, and I also needed a lot more butter than 2 tsps. I'm guessing that this was one of those recipes that was wonderful back in the day when we weren't afraid to immerse foods in bacon fat.

 

[Southern Sugar Dumplin]

I really liked this recipe. These are just like my grandma used to make! I served "Easy and Tasty BBQ Crockpot Chicken" <a href="/95569">Easy and Tasty Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches in the Crockpot</a> over these. Definately a keeper for me.