Bacon And Corn Johnnycakes Food

TRADITIONAL JOHNNY CAKES

Steps:

• Combine the cornmeal, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl.Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Gradually pour the cornmeal mixture in a steady stream into the boiling water, whisking constantly. Turn off the heat and continue whisking until the mixture is smooth. Add the butter and whisk until melted and incorporated. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes (this will soften the grains to prevent a gritty texture as well as enable the consistency to thicken). At that point the consistency should resemble that of mashed potatoes. If it's still too runny let it sit a bit longer.
• Heat a cast iron or non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add some butter, oil, or bacon grease to the cast iron pan. If using non-stick still add a little oil/butter.Drop the batter in roughly 1/4 cup scoops onto the frying pan about 3 inches apart. Let the cakes fry undisturbed for several minutes until the edges are browned. This can take anywhere from 6-12 minutes. If you try and flip them too soon they will fall apart in a mushy mess so be patient. Once the edges are browned flip the cakes over and use a spatula to press them down to a thickness of no more than 1/4 inch so they can become nice and crispy. Continue to fry on the other side for several more minutes until the cakes are golden brown and crispy on the outside. Add a little more oil or butter when you flip them over to fry them on the other side.Transfer the cakes to a wire rack placed on baking sheet and put them in a warmed oven to keep warm while you make another batch.
• Serve hot with butter, maple butter, maple syrup, or applesauce.Makes twelve 3-inch Johnny cakes.

JOHNNYCAKES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and salt with meal in large mixing bowl. Scald with boiling water and stir well. Thin immediately with milk to a mixture that will drop easily from spoon (additional milk may be necessary: mixture should be consistency of thin mashed potato).
• Drop by the spoonful onto medium hot griddle greased with 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon grease or corn oil (do not let griddle get dry). Cook 5 to 6 minutes on each side until a brown, crunchy crust is formed and inside is soft. Serve hot with butter.

BACON AND CORN JOHNNYCAKES

Steps:

• Heat griddle to med hot.
• Grease lightly.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Add rest of ingredients and stir just until mixed well.
• Fry cakes till brown on both sides.

BACON AND CHEDDAR CORNMEAL JOHNNYCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°; have ready a rimmed baking sheet.
• In a large frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and golden, about 6 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain.
• Pour off and reserve the fat, leaving a thin film of fat in the pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and 2 tablespoons of the reserved bacon fat.
• Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and whisk just until combined.
• Fold in the bacon and cheese.
• Reheat the frying pan over medium heat until hot.
• For each johnnycake, pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan and cook until bubbles form on the surface, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Flip and cook the other side until golden, about 1 minute more.
• Transfer to the baking sheet and keep warm in the oven.
• Repeat until all the batter is used, greasing the pan with more reserved fat, as needed.
• Serve the johnnycakes piping hot, with plenty of butter and honey.

CORN AND BACON PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the biscuit mix, sugar and cornmeal. In a small bowl, combine eggs and milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in corn and bacon. , Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until second side is golden brown. Serve with syrup.

BACON CORN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat griddle over medium heat. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pepper. In another bowl, whisk the eggs and rice milk; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in corn, bacon and onion., Lightly grease griddle. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto griddle; cook until edges are dry and bottoms are golden brown. Turn; cook until the second side is golden brown. Serve with syrup., Freeze option: Freeze cooled pancakes between layers of waxed paper in a freezer container. To use, place pancakes on an ungreased baking sheet, cover with foil and reheat in a preheated 375° oven until heated through, 5-10 minutes. Or, place a stack of 3 pancakes on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on high until heated through, 45-90 seconds.