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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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 or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Hominy Bread is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. 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 on top — how we source recipes.