Great-Grandmother Steinbeck's Johnnycake (Cornbread)
Serves: 3
Leila Emmerich
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
56
Sweetness
59
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.8
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
White Sugar4 tsps
Baking Powder1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Buttermilk1 cup
Corn Oil1
EggDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)
2
Grease an 8 inch glass baking dish
3
Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl
4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, corn oil and egg
5
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix just until blended
6
Pour into the prepared pan, and shake gently to level it out
7
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown
8
Serve hot
9
Just with butter will do, it is plenty sweet enough!