mama-n-em's hot water cornbread

Name: Mama-N-Em's Hot Water Cornbread
Ingredients: 2-3 cup(s) white corn meal (martha white is what i use); 2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) vegtable oil; 3-4 cup(s) boiling water; - cooking oil for frying

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Schelley Brown Francis

Minden, LA

Updated on Dec 14, 2011

This is a handed down recipe and a Southern must have especially with turnip greens and pork chops! This is a picture of my great- grandmother; Laura Autrey Huffman (bottom right).

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Laura Autrey Huffman my great grandmother.

Ingredients

2-3 cups white corn meal (martha white is what i use)
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons vegtable oil
3-4 cups boiling water
- cooking oil for frying

How To Make mama-n-em's hot water cornbread

Step 1

Mix together white cornmeal with salt and oil.

Step 2

Boil water to a rolling boil. Stir the boiling water and the dry ingredients together slowly. Use just enough water for ingredients to stick together without being stiff.
Step 3

Heat cooking oil in deep fryer to 350-400 dregrees. Have a container of cold water nearby to wet hands while handling the mixture because it is HOT!
Step 4

Make patties the size of your palm and drop in heated oil. Cool hands as needed. Turn once when they are golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
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