Great Grandmother Steinbecks Johnnycake Cornbread Recipes

GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S JOHNNYCAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 425 degrees F. Grease 12 medium sized muffin pans, or a sheet pan about 7" X 12".
• 2. Sift together corn meal, flour, salt and soda into your mixing bowl. Stir in the brown sugar.
• 3. Beat the egg and mix with milk and cream. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until flour is dampened.
• 4. Turn into pan and bake in 425 degree oven. Muffins require about 15 minutes; sheet pan about 20 minutes.

PA'S OLD-FASHIONED JOHNNY CAKE / CORNBREAD

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.