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Barrel & Ashes Hoe Cake

Hoe Cakes

“If you’ve spent much time at Barrel & Ashes, the Studio City barbecue joint that’s basically a collection of high tables and bar seating around an open kitchen, at some point you’ll have developed an obsession with its hoe cakes.” – LA Times

Barrel & Ashes Hoe Cake 

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Hoe Cakes

Ingredients

  • 100 gram course-ground cornmeal
  • 108 gram all-purpose flour
  • 20 gram granulated sugar
  • 7 gram baking powder
  • 4 gram kosher salt
  • 1 egg, plus 1 egg white (lightly beaten)
  • 333 gram whole milk
  • 236 gram clarified butter
  • 1 slice unsalted butter (for greasing the skillet)
  • Maple butter (for serving)
  • Coarse sea salt (for serving)
  • 1 green onion (chopped, for serving)

Directions

Heat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, then fold in the clarified butter. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend to fully incorporate the ingredients.

Heat a small (5- to 6‑inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add a small pat of butter to the pan, swirling the pan until the butter is melted and bubbly. Spoon in about 3/4 cup batter, spreading the batter so it reaches the edges of the pan in an even layer.

Cook the batter in the pan until the bottom forms a crust and the batter begins to bubble around the edges, about 2 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the cake is almost set but jiggles slightly in the center, 2 to 3 minutes.

Return the pan to the stove-top and flip the cake over in the pan. Continue cooking over medium-high heat until the cake is set and a crust has formed on the bottom of the cake, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

Spread 2 to 4 tablespoons maple butter over the cake, sprinkle over a little coarse sea salt and garnish with green onion. Serve immediately.