Felice wrote:

> Spoonbread recipes usually call for cooking the cornmeal and water to a
> mush and then adding the rest of the ingredients and baking it.
>
> I found two recipes recently, including the Hotel Roanoke one, that call
> for simply adding boiling water to the cornmeal and then adding the rest
> of the ingredients. It seemed a bit easier and quicker, so I tried it. I
> ended up with a deep layer of cornbread on the bottom and a smaller layer
> of custard on the top. Apparently the cornmeal just sank to the bottom of
> the baking dish and stayed there. Has anyone tried this method with
> success?

I think the Hotel Roanoke recipe intended for the cornmeal to sit in the
boiling water for a bit (say, 30 minutes) to rehydrate.

The recipe I follow for pineapple upside-down cake has a step like that too.

Bob