Hot Water Cornbread

🥘 Ingredients

• fine white cornmeal 2 cup
• fine sea salt 1 ½ tsp
• sugar 1 tsp
• boiling water 1 ¾ cup
• bacon fat 2 Tbsp
• buttermilk ¼ cup
• bacon drippings for frying ½ cup

1. 1

   Whisk fine white cornmeal , fine sea salt , sugar .
2. 2

   Scald @&( timer with boiling water , bacon fat , stirring to a stiff mush, then rest 10 min .
3. 3

   Loosen @&( timer with buttermilk to a thick spoonable batter.
4. 4

   Heat bacon drippings for frying in a 10-in cast-iron skillet to 350°F (175°C).
5. 5

   Spoon @&( timer into @&( timer as flattened 3-in cakes and fry 3 min per side.