Homemade Hot Water Cornbread Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together the cornmeal, flour, salt and sugar.
• Stir in the egg.
• Slowly add enough boiling water until you have a thick batter that you can form into patties.
• Form into patties and fry in hot oil in a heavy skillet until golden brown on both sides.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat about 1 cup of oil in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer registers 375 degrees F.
• Add the cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar to a medium bowl and stir to combine. Stir in the boiling water. If the dough is still too dry to come together, add more boiling water in 1-tablespoon increments.
• Using a 3/4-ounce cookie scoop, scoop the mixture into the palm of your hand and flatten into a 2-inch patty. Working in batches, fry the patties until lightly golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Transfer the cornbread to a paper towel-lined plate using a fish spatula. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal, salt, and sugar. Add boiling water and shortening; stir until shortening melts.
• Pour oil or bacon fat to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large skillet and heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Shape cornmeal mixture into flattened balls using a heaping tablespoon as a measuring guide. Fry each in hot oil, turning once, until crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Serve at once with maple syrup or honey.

Steps:

• Combine the cornmeal, Creole seasoning, onion, and sugar in a medium bowl. Pour in boiling water and shortening; stir until the shortening melts.
• Melt lard or bacon fat to a depth of 1/2 inch in a large skillet; bring to a temperature of 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) over medium-high heat. Shape heaping tablespoons of the dough into flattened balls (thickness is a personal preference). Fry in hot oil, turning once, until crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

Steps:

• Heat water to boiling. Mix dry ingredients, add hot water a little at a time and stir until batter is the consistency of mud.
• Take 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture and shape and press until it is a patty. Fry in hot oil (not too hot) until done. Test one before you take them all out of the oil. It should be crispy outside and chewy inside.

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Remove and discard all but 1 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add boiling water gradually to cornmeal in large bowl, stirring constantly until blended. Stir in bacon and reserved drippings.
• Heat oil to 375°F in large skillet on medium-high heat. Drop tablespoonsful of cornmeal mixture, in small batches, into hot oil, being careful to not overcrowd the skillet; cook 3 to 4 min. on each side or until cornbread is golden brown on both sides. Serve warm.