Cornmeal Hoecakes

By LRay

Bon Appetit, February 2016, page 10.

Bob’s Red Mill makes a coarse cornmeal that’s perfect for these, but don’t stress if you can’t find it. A finer grind will just have less crunch.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup coarse-grind cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted; plus 2 teaspoons room temperature
• Sour cream and sliced scallions (for serving)
• Flaky sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, kosher salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Whisk egg, egg white, and milk in another medium bowl to combine. Mix egg mixture into cornmeal mixture just to incorporate, then stir in melted butter.

Heat 1 tsp. butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium, swirling pan to coat bottom. Spoon in half of batter and cook until bubbles appear on top, about 3 minutes. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until hoecake is set, about 3 minutes. Return skillet to stovetop, turn cake over with a spatula, and cook over medium heat until cake feels firm when pressed, about 2 minutes. Turn out onto a plate and repeat process with remaining batter and 1 tsp. butter to make a second cake.

Serve hoecakes topped with sour cream and scallions and sprinkled with sea salt.