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Southern Cornmeal Hoecakes

Hoecakes are a southern staple! Only a few ingredients, delicious for breakfast, lunch or dinner. We love them both with a hearty soup or stew. Cornmeal cakes fried in a skillet.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: cornbread, fried cornbread, hoecakes
Servings: 10 cakes
Author: Anne Walkup

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups self-rising cornmeal
  • 2/3 cups buttermilk or can use regular milk too
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup oil I use canola oil for cooking

Instructions

  • Mix meal, milk, egg and salt together. Drop by spoonful into hot oil. Brown on one side then turn and fry until golden brown on both sides.