Moms Johnny Cake Recipes

JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease thoroughly an 8 inch square cake pan.
• Combine cornmeal and milk. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir together the egg and milk.
• Cream shortening, and blend in sugar. Stir flour mixture and egg mixture alternately into creamed mixture alternately. Blend in cornmeal mixture.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve hot, with maple syrup.

OLD-FASHIONED JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x9 inch baking pan.
• 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).
• In a large bowl, combine cornmeal mixture, salt, sugar and baking powder. Pour in shortening and milk; stir to blend.
• 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.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown.

JOHNNY CAKES (THE BAHAMAS)

Steps:

• Mix all the dry ingredients together, then cut in the shortening. Work the mixture with your hands until the grains are about the size of rice.
• Add milk until you get a soft dough (I had to use a bit more than the recipe called for).
• Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth.
• Let the dough rest for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a greased 9x9 inch pan. You will have to press it down so it fills in all the corners. Poke the top of the dough a few times with a fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. You can tell the cake is done when it starts to turn a little golden around the edges.

MOIST JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt.
• Beat egg.
• Add sugar.
• Heat milk to lukewarm.
• Add honey to milk.
• Add the beaten egg and oil.
• Add the dry ingredients; mix until smooth.
• Bake in greased muffin pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
• Can also be baked in a 9x9" pan.

MOM'S JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Mom's instructions simply say: Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• I remember making this in a weird little rectangular pan, which I'm sure we greased. I would estimate this to fit in an 8 or 9 inch square pan, Adjust time accordingly, as the 8 inch will make a litte thicker cake. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean--no longer--so it will stay moist.

JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream lard into sugar till creamy.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• In separate bowl combine baking powder,cornmeal,and flour.
• Add dry mixture alternately with the milk to the egg,lard mixture until well blended.
• Bake in greased 9x13 pan at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Also works good in muffin tins for about 15 minutes.

BAHAMIAN BAKED JOHNNY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• With an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar together until combined.
• Add the flour, water, salt, and baking powder to the bowl. Combine.
• Add the milk slowly until the batter is sticky.
• Dust hands with flour. Transfer dough from bowl to greased 9x9 pan. Gently flatten the dough in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hr or until the edges of the johnny cake are browned. The johnny cake will not rise much. (Every stove is different so while it's baking, keep an eye for the golden edges).