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Southern Johnny Cakes (Hoe Cakes)

Americanmedium4 servings
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Southern Johnny Cakes (Hoe Cakes)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup or (128 grams) flour
  • 1 cup or (120 grams) cornmeal
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon or (10 grams) baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon or (28.12 grams) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon or (5.69 grams) salt
  • 3/4 cup or (177 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup or (118 ml ) water
  • 1/3 cup or (75 grams) melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon svanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon or (0.011 grams) nutmeg
  • butter or oil for frying

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix cornmeal , flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg , and salt. Make a well in the center, and pour in milk, water, egg, vanilla and melted butter . Through mix until pancake mixture is smooth
  2. Heat a lightly oiled cast iron or frying pan over medium high heat. Scoop about 2 tablespoons each of the batter onto the cast.
  3. Fry each Johnny cake until brown and crisp; turn with a spatula, and then brown the other side.
  4. Remove and serve immediately with syrup and/or butter .