How to Make Hot Water Cornbread

Hot water cornbread is a staple of Southern cuisine. It’s a quick and easy bread to make without baking.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 Tsp. salt
• 4 ¾ cups hot water
• Extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 Tbsp. minced onion (optional)
• Spoon
• Spatula

1. Mix cornmeal, minced onion and salt in a bowl.
2. Bring water to a boil.
3. Preheat a skillet or griddle skillet on medium heat.
4. Slowly add hot water to the cornmeal. The batter should be thick, but not too thick that you can’t shape it into patties. When the batter sits, it will stiffen and you will need to add more water.
5. Add oil to skillet for frying. Take large spoonfuls of the batter and put them onto the skillet. Use the spoon to shape the batter into patties.
6. Fry each side of the bread to the desired crispiness.

Tips & Warnings

• After each batch of bread, you will probably need to add more hot water to your batter.
• The hot water cooks the cornmeal, so re-boil your water if it cools down too much while you’re frying bread.
• Makes ten to twelve pieces.