Hominy Bread
If you've got cooked hominy grits and yellow cornmeal, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 60 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and frying pan / skillet. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F) and place a greased 20 cm baking dish or cast-iron skillet inside to warm while you mix the batter.
- Melt the butter and set it aside to cool slightly, then in a large bowl whisk together the cornmeal, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Stir the cooked hominy grits into the dry ingredients, breaking up any large lumps with a fork so the mixture is evenly combined.
- In a separate bowl beat the eggs with the milk, then pour this along with the melted butter into the dry mixture and stir just until you have a smooth, pourable batter.
- Carefully remove the hot dish from the oven, pour in the batter and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until the top is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the bread rest for 5 minutes, then cut into squares or wedges and serve warm with butter.
You'll use: Oven · Frying pan / skillet · Whisk · Baking dish
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Hominy Bread take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Hominy Bread vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Hominy Bread is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Choctaw wild onion dinner.jpg by Ahalenia, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.