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Saturday Share Recipe - Southern Corn Cakes

Saturday, July 25, 2026 1:33

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Good morning! Today, I have a very old recipe to share. It uses AP flour with the addition of baking powder and salt.

If you want to use self-rising flour and self-rising cornmeal, both of which have baking powder and salt added, remember not to add the baking powder and salt in the recipe which is added for AP flour and plain meal.

These corn cakes were what people cooked and ate a couple of hundred years ago when cornmeal was more plentiful than wheat flour.

Wheat generally requires colder climates than the warm South. Even though wheat was grown in North Texas, corn was the most stable food crop grown throughout the South.

The reason is practical and easy. Corn could be eaten fresh or canned. It could be dried and ground into cornmeal. grits, or corn flour. On a very limited basis, it was sometimes fed to cattle and pigs, but it was predominantly a human food source.Corn Cakes can be eaten like pancakes with warm maple syrup, or as a * bread, much like cornbread, to accompany a savory entree. So let’s make some!

SOUTHERN CORN CAKES

Ingredients

1 cup AP flour
2 cups plain cornmeal, yellow or white
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 3/4 cup milk
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons fat (Neutral cooking oil for a pancake like result or EVOO or traditionally, bacon drippings or lard, for a savory result.)
2 eggs, beaten

Presto Electric Griddle

A WORD ABOUT GRIDDLES

I have a stovetop griddle that came with my gas range. It fits over the large oval burner in the middle, but I seldom use it.

Why, you may ask? Because my electric griddle works better at maintaining a consistent temperature. My electric griddle is several years old, but it’s a Presto and is like the one shown here that’s sold on Amazon. The one shown has more than 31K reviews averaging 4.7 stars.

Now, on with the recipe.

Directions

Grease the griddle to be used to cook the corn cakes before you begin mixing the batter.
In a bowl, mix the flour, 1 cup of the cornmeal, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
In a separate, large bowl, place the other cup of cornmeal and carefully pour the boiling water over the meal. Whisk carefully to combine.
Add the cold milk and blend.
Now, slowly whisk in the beaten eggs to the mixture, combining each small addition so the eggs don’t scramblle.
When finished adding the eggs, slowly add the dry ingredients from the first step, blending well.
Finally, add the 3 tablespoons of fat and mix well.
Heat the griddle. When hot, pour the batter onto the hot griddle. The amount used should make a cake about 4 inches in diameter.
Like pancakes, avoid flipping these over until the first side is done. How to tell it’s done? The cake should puff up and visibly steam. You should see little bubbles on the top forming as the steam escapes. If in doubt, gently life a corner of the cake to see if it’s browned on the griddle side. If it is, flip it and let the second side cook until brown.
Serve hot.

* SAVORY CORN CAKES

These are delicious made as is and served as an accompaniment to Chili, Stews, Charro Beans, or similar dishes.

To kick them up another notch, add a couple of tablespoons of any or all of the following: diced onion, diced green chiles, and/or whole kernels of corn to the batter.

To turn them into a heartier dish, double the amount of the add-on ingrdients, and you can cut them in triangles and serve with a picante dipping sauce.

TAKEAWAY TRUTH

My Dad loved corn cakes. He preferred them over pancakes. If you make them, let me know what you think about them.

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Joan Reeves aka SlingWords: The Word Slinging Adventures of Joan Reeves

Source: https://slingwords.blogspot.com/2026/07/saturday-share-recipe-southern-corn-cakes.html

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