Johnny Corn Cakes Recipes

PA'S OLD-FASHIONED JOHNNY CAKE / CORNBREAD

The plain version was a staple during my dad's Depression-years childhood; but we rarely had it when I was growing up. My children expect this at least once a month as a regular feature on our Saturday morning breakfast menu OR when we have breakfast-for-supper. Prepare the optional sausage and hard-boiled eggs ahead of time, and it goes together quicker-n-anything!

Provided by Debber

Categories Quick Breads

Time 32m

Yield 1 large cake pan, 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Pa's Old-Fashioned Johnny Cake / Cornbread image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425; grease a 13x9 pan.
Add dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl, stir through, make a well in the center.
In another bowl, add eggs, milk, and oil all at once; blend well.
Add wet to dry ingredients, stir until moistened (don't over-mix or you'll be sorry!).
Fold in optional ingredients. Sausage should be in crumbles or bite-size pieces.
Pour into prepared pan; rap pan on counter-top several times to bounce out the air-bubbles.
Bake for 25-30 minutes--top will be golden-brown.
Serve with butter and maple syrup.
OPTION #1: Add 1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese.
OPTION #2: Add 1/2 - 1 cup of sweet corn (plain kernels); adds a neat "chewy" texture to the 'cake.'
OPTION #3: Add 6 hard-boiled, chopped eggs.
OPTION #4: Add 1 pound fried & drained pork sausage (crumbled) or links (bite-size).
TIME-SAVING HINT: Gather a handful of 1-quart zipper bags, fill with DRY ingredients, and store in your cupboard. At meal-time, add wet ingredients as described.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups cornmeal, yellow
4 eggs
2 cups milk
1 cup oil

GREAT-GRANDMOTHER STEINBECK'S JOHNNYCAKE (CORNBREAD)

This recipe is out of my great-grandmother Bertha Iva Steinbeck's recipe box. She really was John Steinbeck's aunt. She lived in Hollister, California, and died in the '30s. I've been making this since I was about 5 years old when my grandmother, Agnes Steinbeck Bowman decided I was old enough to learn to cook. It was actually the second thing I learned to cook...she wanted to see how I handled scrambled eggs before she introduced me to something that demanded some technique! I've never tasted better cornbread in my 47 years.

Provided by Charles D. Kemp

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Cornbread Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Great-Grandmother Steinbeck's Johnnycake (Cornbread) image

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8 inch glass baking dish.
Sift the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, corn oil and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix just until blended. Pour into the prepared pan, and shake gently to level it out.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown. Serve hot. Just with butter will do, it is plenty sweet enough!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 383.1 calories, Carbohydrate 52 g, Cholesterol 49 mg, Fat 16.4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 1052.7 mg, Sugar 15.7 g

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup white cornmeal
¼ cup white sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
¼ cup corn oil
1 egg

JOHNNY CAKE

My sister couldn't eat enough of this cake. This is her favorite.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Cakes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

Johnny Cake image

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223.9 calories, Carbohydrate 30.3 g, Cholesterol 17.9 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 317.6 mg, Sugar 9.9 g

Ingredients

1 cup cornmeal
½ cup milk
½ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
1 ⅓ cups cake flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk