Get the Recipe: Old-Fashioned Johnny Cake
Old-fashioned Canadian Johnny cake is a baked cornmeal cake, cut into squares and served hot with butter and real maple syrup.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cake and pastry flour, sifted first, then measured *see Note 1 for using all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark, lightly packed
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 7/8 cup milk, 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 Tablespoons shortening, melted and slightly cooled or the same amount of vegetable/canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F (regular bake setting/non-convection). Grease an 8x8-inch baking pan and set aside.
- Sift the flour and then measure the 1 cup cake and pastry flour (sifted first, then measured *see Note 1 for using all-purpose flour) in dry measuring cups using the spoon and level method. Add the sifted flour together with the 4 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon fine salt to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and stir together. Mix in the 1/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark, lightly packed) and 1 cup yellow cornmeal.
- In a small bowl, beat together the 7/8 cup milk (3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp), 1 large egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 3 Tablespoons shortening (melted and slightly cooled or the same amount of vegetable/canola oil). (The shortening may solidify a bit, but that's ok). Add this mixture all at once to the flour mixture and mix just until combined, with no visible dry ingredients.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden and the edges have pulled away from the sides of the pan.
- Cut into squares and serve hot with maple syrup and butter.
Notes
1. Pastry flour is also sometimes labelled as "Cake and Pastry Flour". It is a soft protein flour. If you don't have pastry flour on hand, here is a substitute ...
Homemade Pastry Flour: add 2 tsp cornstarch to a 1 cup dry measuring cup, then spoon fill and level with stirred all purpose flour.
Nutritional information provided does not include topping with maple syrup and butter.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 114kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 12mg, Sodium: 86mg, Potassium: 190mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 43IU, Calcium: 68mg, Iron: 1mg
Tried this recipe?If you enjoyed this recipe, please leave a star rating and comment. It helps others to find it!
