Old Fashioned Southern Hot Water Fried Cornbread

Name: Old Fashioned Southern Hot Water Fried Cornbread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups cornmeal; 1/2 cup flour; 3 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 2-2 1/2 cups boiling water; Oil for frying

SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

Benton, Kentucky

There’s only one way to get these right. My mother in law made these and I had a really hard time recreating them. I watched her everytime she made them. My youngest daughter and I finally figured it out. It’s the hot water and high cooking temp. The texture is one of a kind. Super crispy edges and a very moist inside. People eat it plain or with butter and honey🍯

SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

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Ingredients

2 cupscornmeal
1/2 cupflour
3 tspbaking powder
1 tspsalt
2-2 1/2 cupsboiling water
Oil for frying

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Steps

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Mix all dry ingredients and add water a little at a time, until it’s the consistency of stiff pancake batter. You may not need all of it.
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Heat a half inch of oil on medium high heat (350) in an iron skillet and drop by spoonfools into hot grease. Fry until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels and salt lightly.

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SherryRandall: The Leftover Chronicles @sherrys_chronicles

on November 02, 2025 22:41

Benton, Kentucky

I'm an army brat with a Cajun mother and an Irish dad. I'm married to the love of my life, David, and we have 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. I've been a barber for 40 years. Im an old fashioned, old school cook and my recipes are basic. I change them up all the time.Since finding out I’m diabetic I’ve had to rearrange old habits. Any recipe I have can be made the old fashioned way OR replaced with lower carb options. Just ask and I’ll tell you what has worked for me.I’m the self proclaimed queen of the leftover. I have issues with leftovers looking back at me with the same sappy look they had the day before. Can’t do it. My super power is turning what I find in my fridge into something I want to eat. I work so much better under pressure. I live for shortcuts and not having to run to the grocery every day. Work with what you have. Adapt and overcome. Also, the less dishes, bowls, and pots I hafta use, the better. Hope some of these recipes work out for ya!