Uncle Bill's Hot Water Cornbread

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Cornbread is made with hot water and seasoned salt and fried in oil in this quick and easy bread recipe that requires only 4 ingredients.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons oil
1 cup water
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1 dash seasoned salt

Directions

1 Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
2 Place cornmeal in a bowl. Slowly pour boiling water into the cornmeal; stir until smooth. Mix seasoned salt into the batter.
3 Drop batter with a spoon into the hot oil. Fry until edges are brown, about 5 minutes; flip over bread. Flatten with spatula; fry until bread is cooked through and edges are brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel.