Hot water corn bread

Hot water cornbread is a Native American food item which is popular in the Southern United States[1].

Hot water corn bread

Hot water corn bread being cooked
Type	Bread
Main ingredients	Cornmeal, water
Cookbook: Hot water corn bread

European explorers learned to make cornmeal into cornbread from the indigenous people. Hot water cornbread is a mixture of cornmeal and water cooked in a skillet with cooking oil (traditionally, animal fat, such as lard, was used). The cornmeal is mixed with boiling water to make a batter. It is then placed in small portions in the hot oil, in the skillet and browned on both sides.[2] The individual sizes generally range from two to five inches. This food item was made for many years by natives, long before European colonization. It was often dipped or covered with fresh honey.