white house garden

Splatter Dabs

Splatter Dabs

1 cup sourdough starter
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp granulated sugar

Mix all & beat
Pour or ladle onto a hot griddle
Turn over when bubbles form on top of the splatter dabs

Pueblo Blue Cornbread

Pueblo Blue Cornbread

1 small onion, minced
2 Tbsp lard or bacon fat
1 cup blue cornmeal
1 cup unbleached flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup pork cracklings
1/4 cup minced jalapeno
1/3 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese

Preheat oven to 450 deg F

Saute onion in the lard
Mix together cornmeal, flour, salt & baking powder
Add onion & remaining ingredients; pour the mixture into the hot frying pan
Bake for 20 to 25 min

Cut into wedges to serve

Corn Dodgers

Corn Dodgers

2 cups yellow cornmeal
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp granulated sugar
2 cups milk
1 tsp baking powder

Preheat oven to 400 deg F

Cook cornmeal in a saucepan with butter, salt, sugar & milk until the mixture comes to a boil
Turn off heat, cover, & let st& 5 min
Add baking powder
Spoon the mix onto a greased cookie sheet in heaping tbsp-size balls, then bake
Bake for 10 to 15 min
They are done when slightly brown around the edges

Cut laterally & fill with honey butter

Variations
Add 2 Tbsp chopped jalapenos to the mix

Add 1/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese