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Plain Corn Bread

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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. one quart of corn meal
  2. one pint of cold water
  3. a teaspoonful of salt
  4. Flour
  5. Cut
Contains Gluten Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Flour Source of phosphorus · Source of copper · Source of manganese · +1

    Source of phosphorus · 106 mg per 100 g, 15% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Phosphorus contributes to normal function of cell membranes.
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal teeth.

    Phosphorus is a mineral contained in each cell in our body. Most phosphorus is in the bones and teeth, and some is in your genes. NIH fact sheet

    Source of copper · 0.2 mg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
    • Copper contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Copper contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    5 more authorised claims
    • Copper contributes to normal hair pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.
    • Copper contributes to normal skin pigmentation.
    • Copper contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Copper contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Copper is a mineral that you need to stay healthy. Your body uses copper to carry out many important functions, including making energy, connective tissues, and blood vessels. NIH fact sheet

    Source of manganese · 0.6 mg per 100 g, 28% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
    • Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
    1 more authorised claims
    • Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet

    Source of selenium · 10 µg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Selenium contributes to normal spermatogenesis.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal hair.
    • Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal nails.
    3 more authorised claims
    • Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Selenium contributes to the normal thyroid function.
    • Selenium contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.

    Selenium is a nutrient that the body needs to stay healthy. Your thyroid gland needs selenium to produce hormones and function properly. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Flour, 00”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Sift one quart of corn meal in your tray ;
  2. put in a teaspoonful of salt, make a hole in the middle, and work it to a soft dough with one pint of cold water.
  3. Take it in the hand and make it in a ball, and then put it on a hot griddle with a little meal or flour sprinkled over it, pat it with the hand to fit the griddle, and have it half an inch thick.
  4. When the under part has browned, slip your knife under, and turn it quickly ;
  5. as soon as the other side is brown it is done.
  6. Put it in a plate, and set the plate on the tea-kettle to keep hot, until you cook as many as required for the family ;
  7. send them hot to the table.
  8. The same dough will make a Carolina joflnny-cake.
  9. Take the centre board of a flour-barrel head, flatten the dough across it and set it before the fire, with a stone or flat-iron to support it, cook it brown, and cut it in pieces two inches wide, to send to the table.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Griddle
  • Chef's knife
  • Spatula
  • Sieve
  • Kettle