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Hominy Gems
Photo: Eiliv Sonas Aceron

Hominy Gems

9 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

910
Calories
30g
Protein
27g
Fat
137g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Corn 1/2 cup kernels (82g) 77
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup hominy
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 1 cup scalded milk
  • 1 cup corn meal
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1

Add hominy mixed with salt to boiling water and let stand until hominy absorbs water. Add scalded milk to corn meal, then add sugar and butter. Combine mixtures, cool slightly, add yolks of eggs beaten until thick, and whites of eggs beaten until stiff. Sift in baking powder and beat thoroughly. Bake in hot buttered gem pans.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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