Hot Water Cornbread Recipe

This hot water cornbread recipe is one of the classic Southern recipes. It is a crisp and golden cornmeal cake–super easy and fast to make. Learn how to make it at home with A Taste of Cafe’ NyLou‘s recipe.

Have you ever wondered why it was called hot water cornbread? It is called that way because you pour boiling water into the cornmeal mixture.

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To make hot water cornbread, you only need 5 simple ingredients–yellow cornmeal, flour, salt, and water for the mixture and vegetable oil for cooking. If you want your cornbread to be sweet, add a little bit of sugar.

It’s incredibly simple to prepare. Mix all the dry ingredients, then pour the boiling water while continuously stirring. Scoop the mixture and fry in hot oil until crispy and golden brown. You can serve these cakes with butter, jam, maple syrup, or honey or as a side dish to beans, soups, sauteed greens, or chilis.

Easy Hot Water Cornbread Ingredients

• 1 cup of yellow cornmeal
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• boiling hot water
• 1/2 cup of canola or any vegetable oil

Note: if you want it to be sweet, you can add sugar

How to Make Hot Water Cornbread

Step 1:

In a large bowl, add 1 cup of yellow cornmeal, 1/4 cup of flour, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix until well combined. If you want it to be sweet, add a little bit of sugar.

Step 2:

Slowly pour the boiling water while mixing. It should have a very thick consistency. Let it cool for a minute.

Step 3:

Pour a generous amount of oil into a pan and let it heat. Once hot enough, get a spoonful of the mixture and slowly drop into the hot oil. Flatten each one a little bit. Cook until browned, then flip. Smash each one and cook until browned. Remove from the pan and transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Continue cooking the remaining batter.

Step 4:

Serve and enjoy!

Hot Water Cornbread Recipe