Old-Fashioned Johnny Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5 tablespoons shortening , melted
• 1 cup boiling milk
• 1 egg , separated

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.

2. 2

   Sift cornmeal and flour together and spread thinly on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until lightly brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

3. 3

   In a large bowl, combine cornmeal mixture, salt, sugar and baking powder. Pour in shortening and milk; stir to blend.

4. 4

   In a separate large bowl, beat egg white until stiff. In a third bowl, beat egg yolk then fold into egg white. Gently stir flour mixture into beaten egg. Pour into prepared baking pan.

5. 5

   Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.