Johnny Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/3 cups cake flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease thoroughly an 8 inch square cake pan.
• combine cornmeal and milk. sift flour, baking powder, and salt. stir together the egg and milk.
• cream shortening, and blend in sugar. stir flour mixture and egg mixture alternately into creamed mixture alternately. blend in cornmeal mixture.
• bake for 40 to 45 minutes. serve hot, with maple syrup.