Corn Pone
Corn pone is a small simple corn cake, similar to a johnnycake. It was originally cooked in ashes, and introduced to early European settlers by indigenous Americans.
Easy
🌽 Native americanIngredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
1 qt water
2
Cornmeal
3
1 oz butter
4
Salt (optional)
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Put on the water in a pot, and as soon as it boils stir in enough cornmeal to make a very thin batter.
2
Beat it frequently while it is boiling for 10 minutes; remove from the heat, pour it in a pan, and add the butter and salt to taste.
10 minutes
3
When the batter is lukewarm, stir in enough corn meal to make it quite thick.
4
Let rise overnight.
5
Pat the dough out into small cakes.
6
Butter a baking tin and bake in a moderate oven or butter a cake pan, fill it ¾ full, and bake.
Notes
- •This recipe did not originally have an oven temperature; 350°F is probably safe.
- •To prevent lumping, mix some cool water into corn meal first, before adding boiling water. See details at Mixing flours or dry meal with hot liquids.