My Johnny Cakes

Course Breakfast and Brunch

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 1/4 cups of boiling water
1 beaten egg, optional
1 cup white corn meal, artisan flint quality if at all possible
1 teaspoon kosher salt (or half that amount if your corn meal has high sodium
1 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon muscovado or brown sugar, optional
buttermilk, 1 tbl. at a time, up to 1/4 cup
grapeseed or canola oil (or of course bacon drippings or duck fat for a non vegetarian alternative)
your favorite toppings rote grutze, fresh ricotta, marscapone, sour cream, or a drizzle of warm chestnut honey or maple syrup

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