Massachusetts Johnny Cake Recipes

NEW ENGLAND JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour with baking soda, salt, and sugar.
• Stir in cornmeal.
• Combine eggs, vinegar, milk, and shortening. Add to dry ingredients, and stir just until dry ingredients are moist.
• Turn into a greased 8x8x2" baking pan.
• Bake at 400, for 30-35 minutes.

RHODE ISLAND JOHNNYCAKES

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients.
• Add eggs to buttermilk in a bowl and beat lightly.
• Add the buttermilk to the dry ingredients and blend.
• Fold the melted butter into the batter.
• Let batter rest for 20 minutes and adjust consistency with a few tablespoons of water if necessary.
• Preheat a flat griddle to 350*F.
• Use 1 1/2 oz. of batter per cake and lightly grease the griddle.
• Pour the batter and cook until it bubbles and is golden brown, then flip over for 30 seconds or until browned.

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.