Old-Fashioned Johnny Cake

This is a very old time recipe. My great grandparents used to eat this in a bowl with milk on it.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.

Step: 2

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).

Step: 3

In a large bowl, combine cornmeal mixture, salt, sugar and baking powder. Pour in shortening and milk; stir to blend.

Step: 4

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.

Step: 5

Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.

Per Serving: 81 calories; protein 2.2g; carbohydrates 12.1g; fat 2.6g; cholesterol 17.1mg; sodium 141.9mg.

The quality of the flour could make a real difference to your bread. Different brands do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal bread , which doesn’t always getting bigger as well as white bread.

To make this in a dough , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the makers instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be make in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can start it night before , then clear it off the next day.