Tamale Pancakes

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 8 ounces canned corn, drained
• 12 black olives, sliced
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1 tomato, chopped (optional)
• green onion, chopped (optional)
• salsa (optional)
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat a griddle.
• 2 put cornmeal in a bowl, and add the boiling water.
• 3 stir well and allow to cool.
• 4 add the wet ingredients: milk, oil, and egg; stir.
• 5 sift in the dry ingredients: flour, cumin, salt, chili powder, baking powder.
• 6 add corn and olives; stir.
• 7 each pancake will be made from about 4 tablespoons of batter.
• 8 spoon onto the griddle and let cook, flipping once. should be nice and golden brown on both sides.
• 9 top with your choice(s) from the tomato, cheddar, green onions, salsa and sour cream.