Later in the morning (much later!) I'll be making breakfast. It's not an
every day thing for me but I was thinking about this last night. Boli's
grandmother made cornmeal griddle cakes (aka cornmeal pancakes). This is
one of his signature dishes, direct from the RFC website:

E. Walker's Cornmeal Griddle Cakes

E Walker was Boli's grandmother, and the recipe has been passed down through
several generations.

1 cup corn meal
1 heaping teaspoon, to 1 level tablespoon shortening
(I usually use about 2 teaspoons)
3/4 cup hot water - just boiled
1 slightly beaten egg
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup milk - whole milk works best

Mix the shortening and the cornmeal, pour in the hot water. Mix till meal is
in a ball. Mix in egg. Add salt and baking powder. Mix in milk about a half
cup at a time. Batter should be very thin. Cook on high heat of griddle or
waffle iron with griddle surfaces.
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I remember talking with him about these griddle cakes. I've made them
before, but not in years. They're really tasty

Jill

On Jun 29, 6:59*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Later in the morning (much later!) I'll be making breakfast. *It's not an
> every day thing for me but I was thinking about this last night. *Boli's
> grandmother made cornmeal griddle cakes (aka cornmeal pancakes). *This is
> one of his signature dishes, direct from the RFC website:
>
> E. Walker's Cornmeal Griddle Cakes
>
> E Walker was Boli's grandmother, and the recipe has been passed down through
> several generations.
>
> 1 cup corn meal
> 1 heaping teaspoon, to 1 level tablespoon shortening
> (I usually use about 2 teaspoons)
> 3/4 cup hot water - just boiled
> 1 slightly beaten egg
> 1 tsp. salt
> 2 tsp. baking powder
> 1 cup milk - whole milk works best
>
> Mix the shortening and the cornmeal, pour in the hot water. Mix till meal is
> in a ball. Mix in egg. Add salt and baking powder. Mix in milk about a half
> cup at a time. Batter should be very thin. Cook on high heat of griddle or
> waffle iron with griddle surfaces.
> *****************
> I remember talking with him about these griddle cakes. *I've made them
> before, but not in years. *They're really tasty
>
> Jill

Thanks, Jill. They sound kind of like cornmeal mush, only fast and
thinner and with an egg. ;-) Well, maybe not so much like mush after
all. Aren't these like Johnny cakes? I'll have to check a recipe.

N.