Johnny Cake
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 tablespoons shortening, melted
- 1 cup boiling milk
- 1 egg, separated
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
- Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
- Sift cornmeal and flour together and spread thinly on a baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly brown, about 10 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine cornmeal mixture, salt, sugar and baking powder.
- Pour in shortening and milk; stir to blend.
- In a separate large bowl, beat egg white until stiff.
- In a third bowl, beat egg yolk then fold into egg white.
- Gently stir flour mixture into beaten egg.
- Pour into prepared baking pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.
yellow cornmeal, whole wheat flour, salt, white sugar, baking powder, shortening, boiling milk, egg
Taken from allrecipes.com/recipe/johnny-cake-2/ (may not work)