Description
Hoe cake is a Southern bread that is cooked in an iron skillet, like cornbread. This recipe stems back to my great-great grandmother. My father has made this recipe for years, and it is always requested from his grandchildren. A slice of hoe cake will warm your insides — slathered with some homemade apple butter alongside of some butter beans, freshly sliced tomatoes and a good tall glass of sweet tea. I promise your family will love this truly Southern recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons shortening
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 cup milk
- 2 pinches garlic salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a well-seasoned cast iron skillet with the shortening
- and place it in the oven as it heats.
- Whisk together flour and milk in a bowl
- making a thick but still runny batter.
- Remove the hot greased skillet from the preheated oven
- and quickly sprinkle a pinch of garlic salt over the bottom of the skillet. Immediately pour in the batter
- and sprinkle the top with a pinch of garlic salt.
- Return the skillet to the preheated oven and bake until cake is risen and the top is golden brown
- about 20 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 8