Johnnys Jacks Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease thoroughly an 8 inch square cake pan.
• Combine cornmeal and milk. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir together the egg and milk.
• Cream shortening, and blend in sugar. Stir flour mixture and egg mixture alternately into creamed mixture alternately. Blend in cornmeal mixture.
• Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve hot, with maple syrup.

Steps:

• Basic English Egg Dough:.
• Pour scalded milk over butter, salt, & sugar.
• Cool.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Let stand until it bubbles.
• Add yeast to beaten eggs and then to cooled milk.
• Gradually add flour - only enough to make an easily handled dough.
• Turn out on floured surface and knead until smooth & elastic.
• Place in greased bowl, cover and let rise about 1 hour.
• Punch down and shape into 3 loaves.
• Place in greased loaf pan and let rise until doubled.
• Bake at 450º F for 10 minutes. Lower temperature to 350º F and bake 40 minutes longer.
• For Lardy Jacks:.
• After first rising of the Egg Dough,knead in the sugar, butter, raisins, & nuts. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thick. Cut into triangles.
• Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake on greased baking sheet at 400º F until done about 15 minutes.
• For Johnny Boys:.
• Follow Lardy Jacks recipe above, but add 3 Tbs. cinnamon to the sugar. Shape the triangles like a boy with outflung arms (or use a gingerbreadman cookie cutter).

Steps:

• Stir dry ingredients together in mixing bowl.
• After separating egg whites for later use, blend remaining wet ingredients together allowing brown sugar to incorporate.
• Pour blended wet ingredients on top of dry mix and blend together for no more than 30 seconds.
• Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form, then fold into batter.
• Pan fry batter over medium heat until bubbles are set around the edges, flipping only once.
• Top with butter and syrup and serve piping hot.
• Makes approximately 12 - 5" Jacks.