Lacy Cornbread
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Lacy Cornbread
Description
Lacy Cornbread is made by whisking fine ground white cornmeal with hot water and salt until lump-free, then ladling tablespoons of the batter onto a hot peanut oil-coated griddle or skillet. The batter spreads to form thin layers that develop golden, browned edges as they cook quickly on medium heat. The cornbread rounds are flipped once when the edges brown to finish cooking the other side. The use of fine cornmeal provides a delicate texture rather than the coarser crumb typical of other cornbreads. The recipe recommends using plain cornmeal, as self-rising or coarse cornmeals would alter texture and cooking behavior.
Cooking on a well-seasoned cast iron surface and replenishing oil between batches helps achieve the characteristic lacy, crisp edges without sticking. The cornbread is drained on paper towels after cooking to remove excess oil, resulting in lightly crisp but tender rounds.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cornmeal fine ground white
- 1 ¼ cups water boiled on the stovetop or your hottest tap water, hot
- ½ teaspoon salt
- peanut oil
Instructions
- Mix the cornmeal, water and salt with a wire whisk making sure no lumps remain in the mixture. Set aside for a few minutes.
- Heat a flat griddle or skillet over medium heat.
- When the pan is hot, drizzle with one or two tablespoons of peanut oil tilting the griddle so that the entire surface is coated with oil.
- Ladle the batter by tablespoons onto the hot pan. Do not crowd the pan.
- When the edges begin to brown, turn the cornbread with a metal spatula and cook the second side. The cornbread cooks quickly, so watch to make sure it doesn’t burn.
- Remove the cooked cornbread to paper towels to drain. Re-oil the skillet and stir the batter in between each batch of cornbread.
Notes
- Use plain fine ground white cornmeal for the intended texture; self-rising or coarse cornmeal will change the result.
- A well-seasoned cast iron skillet or griddle prevents sticking and promotes even browning.
- Draining cooked cornbread on paper towels helps remove excess oil and maintain crispness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 79 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 79kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 146mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 88mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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