Hominy Gems
A dish that leans on scalded milk and corn meal.
contains dairycontains eggs
Ingredients
US
Metric
- ¼ cup hominy
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 cup scalded milk
- 1 cup corn meal
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
Make it lactose-friendly
- 1 cup scalded milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
- 3 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
Steps
- Add hominy mixed with salt to boiling water and let stand until hominy absorbs water. Add scalded milk to corn meal, then add sugar and butter. Combine mixtures, cool slightly, add yolks of eggs beaten until thick, and whites of eggs beaten until stiff. Sift in baking powder and beat thoroughly. Bake in hot buttered gem pans.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 449 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11.1 g |
| Fat | 26.2 g |
| Carbs | 43.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Sodium | 1635 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States